Funny in places, but disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (6 July 2007)

Will Ferrell's "TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY" like many other have said already, seemed to have had promised so much but delivered so little. Coming in off the back of "ANCHORMAN" an excellent title, TN really was pretty much the same movie cut to a southern American NASCAR plot line.
You expect more from Ferrell don't you. As a guy often labelled as a genius by some, you would expect innovation, new ideas, fresh new ways of creating laughter. After TALLADEGA NIGHTS, I'm still a big Ferrell fan, but this film came across as lazy and as simply a cash generator.
There was no innovation.
Granted, and credit where credit is due, there were some very funny one-liners but the multiple plots didn't seem to link together coherantly, the story was academic, over-used and rushed. A botch job.
I'm hoping for a huge improvement from Ferrell's next comedy.