Until this last weekend, I had never caught up with Will Ferrell's 2006 movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, and I have to say that I found it very funny. It seemed to me to strike something of a sweet spot in terms of its comedic silliness and quasi realism; and while it no doubt did mock some aspects of the South, it didn't paint it as a Redneck nightmare zone. No doubt the co-operation of the NASCAR organisation helped make sure it was (kind of) respectful.
I do worry a bit about Will Ferrell, though: seems to me that he peaked in the decade 2000 - 2010. (I see that Elf, which I think most people would probably regard as his best movie, was in 2003). His movie choices in the last decade, however, seems to have included many more duds than hits.
the euro vision comedy is great too
ReplyDeleteI started it with my son, but it seemed a bit light on in the laughs in the first 15 or so minutes, so we left it to watch something else. But yeah, I have noticed some other people saying it's pretty good, so I should go back and re-start it.
ReplyDeleteit's ultimately a pretty sweet natured comedy, most of the protagonists (bar one) are decent at heart. I mean I like dark comedies, don't get me wrong, but nice to watch the other kind too
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