We went to Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby on Sunday. It's funny, and not like some movies where the only funny stuff is what you see in the previews. Dare I say "a laugh a minute". I was surprised that rather than putting NASCAR down, the movie made NASCAR racing look exciting. The cast is great - in particular, John C. Reilly as Cal Naughton Jr. (Ricky's partner), Gary Cole (Ricky's ne'er-do-well dad), and Sacha Baron Cohen (Jean Girard).
There's plenty of things to laugh about. I particularly liked Ricky's prayer to baby Jesus, thanking him for the meal of Domino's, KFC and the always wonderful Taco Bell.
Ricky's sons "Walker" and "Texas Ranger" are a little too mean to grandpa, but they got over that when they were exposed to some of Grandma's tough love.
The scene where Ricky's dad finally picks up the NASCAR race tickets that Ricky has been leaving him for years is a great turn-around joke. Gary Cole (Ricky's dad) plays the part well - he's the actor who was the manager in "Office Space".
