In a comedy atmosphere, the movie follows Ricky Bobby, the races driver who is considered to be the number one NASCAR driver and he has been in the top since long time. Thanks to his best friend and teammate, Cal Naughton, Jr for what he has reached. But everything changes when a French Formula One driver arrives.
Critics Of "Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby"
Ebert & Roeper
August 07, 2006
One of the stupidest and one of the funniest movies in Will Ferrell's career.
Sacramento News & Review
August 07, 2008
The script by Ferrell and director Adam McKay, a parody of sports biopics, takes the same freewheeling approach that served them well on Anchorman, but with a more mean-spirited edge.
ComingSoon.net
March 21, 2011
You pretty much have to like Will Ferrell to like Talladega Nights, it's his film through and through. But if you do, you're in for a ride.
The movie takes a piecemeal approach that allows for several guffaw-inducing comic bits, but doesn't hold together enough for a sustained comic experience.
Essentially a string of gags loosely looped together, a set of absurd situations for the actors to clown their way through, Talladega Nights is an affable entertainment, both a celebration and a satire of lowbrow pleasures.
