Ricky Bobby is a national hero with a "smokin' hot" trophy wife, pair of borderline-abusively precocious sons, and an endless line of endorsement deals filling his mansion with toys and driveway with sports cars and Hummers. His racing partner and lifelong friend Cal Naughton, Jr., never fails to provide him with a hand on the racetrack, frequently performing their trademark "slingshot" maneuver to shoot Ricky into first place, leaving Cal in second. While the public loves these buddies, a wedge comes between the two, as Ricky Bobby's longstanding winning-streak is broken by flamboyant French Formula One driver Jean Girard, robbing Ricky of everything in an instant as the trauma leaves him unable to drive. Ricky's wife takes his fortunes while Cal takes his wife, and now he's back with his mother and long-estranged father. Things look bad for Ricky, but his father was once a race car driver himself, and now with the help of a training montage, a live cougar, and the courage to drive without his gleaming white Wonder Bread endorsement, Ricky might be ready to face the track again.
This film is exactly what you would expect from Will Ferrell. It's silly at times, ridiculous at times and hilarious at times. Most of all, it's filled with a bunch of one-liners that are meant to shock you and make you squirm or scratch your head while laughing. The 2 kids provide the most shocking moments and Sacha Cohen provides the most "scratch your head" moments. Some of it works and some of it doesn't. Of course, that's what you'd expect with a film where the dialog seems to be ad-libbed (one of the special features shows take after take where the actors kept throwing out different one-liners and I guess they chose the one they thought was best). If you're in the mood for a silly comedy and like Will Ferrell, you won't be disappointed with this one.
Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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