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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Reviews

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Overview


Genre :

Action, Comedy

Release Date :

August 04, 2006

Director :

Adam McKay

Starring :

Will Ferrell, David Koechner, Sacha Baron Cohen, John C. Reilly, Michael Clarke Duncan, Gary Cole, Leslie Bibb, Jane Lynch, Andy Richter, Greg Germann

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

3 of 5

“..the humour tends to come in fits and starts..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
“..the first comedy since ``The 40-Year-Old Virgin" that's been made with an improvisatory spirit and a degree of respect for an audience..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
Review rate : B

“..scores laughs right down to its gloriously gaga climactic smooch..”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
2 of 4

“..lacks the guts of genuine satire..”
by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
3 of 5

“..it's charming and often funny, but it also drags badly and never makes much of its characters..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
“..an easy movie to enjoy..”
by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
3 of 4

“..A laugh-out-loud funny send-up of NASCAR..”
by Tim Knight [Reel]
3 of 4

“..a briskly paced, reliably funny and surprisingly sweet portrait of a colorful subculture..”
by Duane Dudek [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Bruce Newman [San Jose Mercury News]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Fernando F. Croce [Slant Magazine]
Reviewed by Robert Koehler [Variety]
Reviewed by Bill Muller [The Arizona Republic]
Reviewed by Barry Paris [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
Reviewed by Sheri Linden [The Hollywood Reporter]
Reviewed by Kenneth Turan [Los Angeles Times]

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