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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

Talladega nights might be a critique of celebrity fame or just a funny movie about racing the world would never be able to figure out. Among the Will Ferrell lineup it certainly is the weakest. John C Reilly and Will Ferrell combo was honestly under utilized and underplayed when compared to Step Brothers which is a much more superior film. Talladega nights almost looked like Anchorman on race tracks. Will Ferrell becomes and remains extremely popular and a winner in all walks of life. Will Ferrell loses the charm. Will Ferrell sulks about. Will Ferrell becomes determined to give it one last shot. Will Ferrell wins. This is basically the plot of both Anchorman. Anchorman while being a great comedy also gave some sort of critique to celebrity culture and worship which was forced in this film to a cliched angle, depicting all celebrity as idiots and shallow. Anchorman also efficiently utilized its side characters giving each one a good chunk of comedy. In this movie the only other big side character was the antagonist was Sacha Baron Cohen who was reduced to an unfunny French caricature much like the film which also is an unfunny Southern American caricature.