Don't fall for the hype!!!

Rating: 3/10 (6 August 2006)

Yes, I laughed at this movie. Yes, I enjoyed Will Ferrell's quality acting. Yes, I might have even enjoyed myself a little. No, I wouldn't recommend this film to anybody--NASCAR fan or not. The humor that was provided by this movie was almost all silly, random one-liners. The plot was thin and was quickly dissolved by having too much going on at once (Ricky Bobby's relationship with his best friend, a troublesome home life, family problems with his dad, new competition on the race track, and psychological issues acquired from a crash early in the movie.) The movie did have a moral, but it was extremely weak. Of course, not all of this movie was bad. Ferrell carried out a very well acted character and was obviously enthusiastic in his role. The movie also throws in some social satire about stereotypical Americans (don't start to think this is a deep film). If you enjoy "stupid" or random humor you might like this film, but I'm betting you have a better use for that ten bucks.