We, like millions of others, plunked down their change this weekend to see "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby."For NASCAR followers worried about this being a big jab at the fans, fear not: this film mocks racing as much as "Major League" insulted Cleveland Indian watchers.
The unfortunate thing is that funny moments come a little too few and far between. Don't get me wrong; I laughed out loud at times. But, this movie is not that funny overall.
Brevity is the soul of wit, so it's said . . . and this movie spends too much time setting up the laughs. In other words, this movie has some really odd dry spells.
And is this one of those flicks where most of the good stuff is in the trailer? Yep, this is one for sure. If you've seen a trailer and two or three ads, you've just about got it.
Final grade -- C (needs improvement)
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