Monday, May 13, 2013

Top of the Otts Movie Countdown #18: Talladega Nights


18. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby – Like all great comedies, it just keeps getting funnier. Ferrell is in fine form, mocking NASCAR culture but also respecting it. Critically, though, it’s the supporting cast that delivers across the board. In addition to Cal Naughton Jr., he got Borat and Lumberg…IN THE SAME MOVIE. Even the kids are funny, which hasn’t happened since Jerry Maguire. If you’re still not convinced…he pulled Molly Shannon from the bottom of the SNL failure compost heap…and she’s not terrible. Why, oh why, couldn’t it have been Fey or Wiig? 

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