The World According To Chris Brewer

I went to go see “Talladega Nights” last night with Danny and Jon from church. We hopped in our respective cars and convened at the AMC theater in Hampton at 8 PM to go see what we were expecting to be one of the funniest movies of the year.

Only thing was, it really wasn’t. It had its funny parts here and there, but they’re really not all that memorable (except for when Ricky thinks he’s on fire). The one funny part that was memorable — to me, at least — had absolutely nothing to do with Will Ferrell at all.

Good points:
How they stereotype the NASCAR community as unintelligent rednecks
Ricky praying to “Baby Jesus”
“I’m on fire!!! Help me Jesus! Help me Tom Cruise! Help me Oprah Winfrey!”
Product placement
Will Ferrell’s type of humor laced throughout the movie

Bad points:
Men kissing (more than once, too)
Swearing just for the sake of swearing
How the movie was funny then about thirty minutes toward the end stopped being thatway
The ending was gay (literally)
The movie was only funny because Will Ferrell was in it

Overall, I give it about a 4.5 out of 10. Will Ferrell’s the only thing holding this thing together, and he does a piecemeal job at that. Like I said, I can’t even remember most of what I laughed at (and I was sober at the theater). I remember the dig at the Pet Shop Boys and Seal more than I remember most other stuff in the movie.

I wouldn’t go see it again and I probably won’t buy it when it comes out on DVD. It was good for laughs once but then that’s it.