Not everything works in this guilty pleasure but a fun ride

Rating: 7/10 (9 January 2008)

I had to rent this because I have a friend who has two girls and he quoted the joke that the mama said about her two boys. They were named Walker and Texas Ranger because if she wanted them to be girls she'd call them Dr. Quinn and Medicine Woman. Not an exact quote so I could clean up the language.
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly make a great comedy duo. Add Sacha Cohen as the French race car rival and you have enough a fun ride, pun included.
One scene that went on for way too long was the bit where Farrell thought he was on fire. Also, the vulgarity that came out of the boys' mouths did come across at times as being too mean. But I have to admit, a lot of what they said was also very funny.
A lot has been said about all the product placement, which of course, can't be avoided with NASCAR, especially when making a spoof of it. Thus, the joke sponsors to no sponsor was right on the money.
Gary Cole gave a great dead pan performance. Jane Lynch, Admy Adams and Leslie Bibb as the women in the great all had their own moments in this.
It's easy to see how this became one of Will Ferrell's biggest hits.