Saturday, September 16, 2006

Talladega nights - The ballad of Ricky Bobby

Down visiting friends in Coventry this weekend. Went to the cinema this evening to see the new Will Ferrell film. I liked it.

Will Ferrell plays a mentally challenged stock car driver who by dumb luck becomes the NASCAR champion, sponsored by Old Spice. John C Reilly is his Top Gun style buddy. Sacha Baron Cohen is his French nemesis. The film basically borrows the plot of Days of Thunder.

I didn't expect much from this film but I was laughing for most of its 110 minutes. Mostly, it's all toilet humour with potty mouth action from children to grandparents. I know that laughing at white trash caricatures isn't pollitically correct but it sure is fun. The soft rock sound track adds to the feel good vibe.

I'll be buying this on DVD (when it's cheap). Watch the end credits for funny fuck-ups.

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