So here's one where I've seen almost all of when it just happened to have been on TV. And may I say that it's nice to see it again at a time where I know the actors a lot more.
Plot: Ricky Bobby is a man who was always born to go fast. He eventually becomes a racer car driver with his best friend Cal, living up to something his absent father said a long time ago; "If you ain't first, you're last." He becomes the best race car driver ever, but then he meets his rival, a gay french race car driver named Jean Girard, who beats him in a race where Ricky crashes his car and starts going a little crazy. Eventually as a result, he loses his wife who plans to marry Cal, and ends up living with his mom with his two sons. But then his father appears and tries to help him face his fear and try to drive again.
This was a nice, funny movie. I mean I didn't laugh so hard that it hurt, but there was a lot of lines that was pretty funny. What those funny lines where I won't say for those of you who have not watched the film. The story itself is okay, it's not the most original but then again, it wasn't meant to be. The characters where fun and again, I liked how this time I was familiar with way more of the actors then just Will Ferrel. I mean you have John C. Reilly (who I hope is good in the upcoming theatrical animated Disney film, Wreck-it Ralph) You have Sacha Baron Cohen (who I still hate a little for Borat and even before I saw that movie am skeptical about him being Thénardier in Les Miserables), Jane Lynch (who I only know as Sue Sylvester from Glee), Jack McBrayer (also known as, who else? Kenneth from 30 Rock) and Amy Adams (who I'm surprised was Ricky's assistant Susan.
Actors/Characters:
Will Ferrel/Ricky Bobby: Well it was not his best piece, but I'll admit this was one of the good movies with Will Ferrel. I say that because as stubborn and stupid as it is, I personally hate to accept the idea of him doing actually enjoyable performances outside of Stranger Than Fiction. But I guess I'll just have to grow up and accept that it's no longer possible. Ferrel was funny and his acting in general was not bad. He may not be one of my favorites, but yeah, it's time i start to respect this guy a little more.
Sacha Baron Cohen/Jean Girard: Yeah I'll admit he did a good job too. It was pretty funny when he said " Hakuna Matata, b(&^$#@" Just because that sounds like a really fun thing to say after you've beaten someone.
Amy Adams/Susan: Now I remember her character from when I saw this the first time all those years ago. As a result, it's a little surprising that the character was played by Amy Adams considering how this character got a little crazy at that Bar with Ricky, which is different considering some of the other films I've seen her in. Although I will say they didn't really develop her character as well as I thought they did in this movie. I mean I guess it doesn't take much for you to get the idea that she has a crush on Ricky and all that, but watching it again, I think they should've used her just a tiny bit more because I feel like they really didn't put much effort into her character.
Music: Fun music that for all I know is just awesome for a NASCAR movie. I wouldn't know because all the NASCAR geek-ness goes to my grandmother in my family.
Editing: I thought the editing was all right.
And that's my review for Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. It's a nice, funny film with plenty of familiar faces to see and some lines that are fairly darn funny.
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