Disappointingly Average

Rating: Null/10 (21 October 2006)

Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen together in a comedy about NASCAR? I could not resist, but obviously I now wish I had. I suppose that the Anchorman team had to deal with high expectations but I believe they flunked here, by forgetting to crank up the insanity that made their previous efforts so good. There are some good laughs, but too few and far between and most of the best parts already made it to the trailer.
As far as acting goes, every one is pretty much comfy and in character, except for Sacha Baron Cohen, who despite being amazing as a Kazakh, does not deliver the gay Frenchman very well. That may be to his credit, but it still makes his parts surprisingly boring, considering that at first glance at least, a gay Frenchman in NASCAR should be a rather fertile background.
There's not much here to warrant a theater outing or purchasing the DVD. A rental may be particularly interesting in a pre-frat-party context, where copious amounts of various legal intoxicants were not forgotten. On an empty stomach and a well rested mind, this fell rather flat.
Everyone but Sacha Baron Cohen - 7/10 - Pretty Decent.
Sacha Baron Cohen (Jean Girard) - 3/10 - Sacha, start studying some gay Frenchman's behavior, mannerism and accent for the sequel. There should not be a lack of potential test subjects.