January 18, 2011

Talladega Nights

Lynn’s Druthers Marathon, part 2



Data
Title: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Year: 2006
Length: 122 minutes
Director: Adam McKay
Writers: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay
Starring: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen
Music: Alex Wurman (mostly non-original music)
I saw it: on video (rented from Netflix), yesterday
Synopsis: a Nascar driver is a cocky asshole

My reaction
Concept:0/4 (Terrible)
Story:0/4 (Terrible)
Characters:1/4 (Bad)
Dialog:2/4 (Indifferent)
Pacing:0/4 (Terrible) The movie's kind of slow, but mostly I'm taking off in this category for the complete lack of comedic timing.
Cinematography:2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design:2/4 (Indifferent)
Acting:1/4 (Bad)
Music:1/4 (Bad)
Subjective Rating: 3/10 (Bad, 1/4 (Bad)). People who are usually hilarious, trying really hard to be funny and completely failing. I found myself laughing out of nervous awkwardness.
Objective Rating (Average):1/4 (Bad)

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