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Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critics What's this?

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 230 Ratings

  • Starring: John C. Reilly, Will Ferrell
  • Summary: The team behind "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" turns their focus to the world of NASCAR.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 33
  2. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. It is Ferrell's best movie and the summer's funniest comedy so far.
  2. Talladega Nights may be brash, unbridled, even unhinged, but its cornpone humor is rich in parody, and its craftsmanship is superb -- smart writing, shrewd direction, precisely calibrated performances (whether the calibration calls for delicacy or broad-gauge burlesque), inventive language, inspired silliness and all-but-flawless timing.
  3. 80
    Not just the funniest but the smartest comedy around by a mile.
  4. Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    50
    Lacks the guts of genuine satire.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 108
  2. Negative: 24 out of 108
  1. RJ
    10
    It's not an awesome movie, but it earned 10 for being so funny.
  2. An unforgettably hilarious winner from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, "Talladega Nights" represents an intelligent blend of multiple different kinds of humor. Expand
  3. A very crude movie psychologically.
  4. Chuck
    4
    Cliche! Not very original. Probably Will Farrell's worst.

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