Not as funny as expected.

Rating: 5/10 (7 August 2006)

The movie was entertaining enough, but I never found myself "cracking up" at it, and some of the funnier scenes I saw in the previews didn't even make it to the final cut. I found myself laughing the hardest at some of the line's from "Ricky's" sons, and I did enjoy the prayer segment (which I don't think should have been offensive to anyone). Regarding product placement, who cares! Unless you're a complete dolt who buys things just because they show up in a movie, you shouldn't be affected by it, and as others have already noted, it would be a bit tough to avoid in a movie featuring NASCAR. What I do find annoying are the commercials they play before the movie even starts, most of which we see almost daily on the television. You'd think they could at least come up with something akin to the super bowl commercials, but I digress. Anyway, to summarize, mildly entertaining fare, but if you've seen the previews, you've already seen most of the funny stuff.