Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: August 4, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
26
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
You laugh a few times but, in the end, you wonder why you bothered. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
Lacks the guts of genuine satire. Read full review
50
Washington PostTeresa Wiltz
Comedy, of course, is a complicated dance between rhythm and timing, but Talladega Nights drags where it should be crackling and popping. Read full review
50
PremiereNicole Schmuelian
So if you like Ferrell or Cohen, go ahead buy some popcorn, check your brain at the door, and you will laugh. Read full review
50
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
They've interspersed laugh-out-loud segments with dry, repetitive material. Read full review
40
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
Monotonous. For while it offers a few precious laughs, Talladega Nights simply apes the look and feel of most recent Ferrell movies. Read full review
40
EmpireDan Jolin
On the Ferrellometer, Talladega Nights sits just above "Kicking & Screaming," when it should be redlining it up there with "Anchorman." Read full review
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