This movie has a commercial in it. A real, 30-second commercial.

Rating: 2/10 (7 August 2006)

At about an hour into the movie, the audience watches as two sports talk-show jocks talk about Ricky Bobby's antics. Then, innocently enough, one of the hosts mentions that it is time for a commercial break.
Being a member of Generation Y, I'm used to seeing corporate logos placed inconspicuously in the background and I'm used to having corporate input fed to me every waking hour of my life. But not even that prepared me for what I saw then:
A 30-second commercial. And not the "Saturday Night Live" kind; nope, this one was a real, full-length commercial for Applebees, complete with advertisements for their newest dishes.
So, if you're reading this review and have not yet seen this film, ask yourself: Am I willing to support a film that is paving the way for putting full-length commercials into movies? I mean, think about it. If this movie is a box-office success, we as a consumer are telling the producers "It's OK if you have full-length commercials in your films. We'll still see them."
If you've read this article and are still planning on watching this film, imagine this: the year is 2010, and the best drama ever has just been released. Then, right in the middle of the most tense scene, there's a sudden "commercial break". You've been sucked into, as Disney puts it, "the world of magic" of the cinema, and you've just been interrupted from a tear-jerking scene for a commercial for Huggies or some new kind of soda.
And for all of you out there who are saying: "But this film looks so funny! I want to see it anyways!", save yourself the time and the money. I am the clientèle this film aimed for: I am a 16 year-old who loves both Will Ferrell (Ricky Bobby) and Sacha Baron Cohen (better known as "Ali G", he plays the French man in the film) and even I thought it was terrible. I did, however, love Anchorman.