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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

The story of NASCAR racing sensation Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell), whose "win at all costs" approach has made him a national hero. He and his loyal racing partner and childhood friend, Cal Naughton, Jr. (John C. Reilly), are a fearless duo who thrill their fans by finishing most races in the #1 and #2 positions - with Cal always in second place. When a flamboyant French Formula One driver, Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen), challenges him for the supremacy of NASCAR, Ricky Bobby must face his own demons and fight Girard for the right to be known as racing's top driver.
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Dove Review

Will Ferrell has done it again! Unfortunately, what he has done is to co-write one of the most foul mouthed, irreverent spoofs of all time. Not only are we exposed to a barrage of language from the adults, but the kids get into the act as well. In fact, Ricky Bobbie’s kids are two of the most disrespectful children I have ever seen in film.

OK, spoofs are supposed to make fun of things. I get that. What “Talladega Nights” does however, is to go as far overboard as they can with every joke that comes along. The film also makes the mistake of re-visiting each joke’s subject matter over and over again. Nascar should also be ashamed of themselves for sponsoring this movie.

Dove Rating Details

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None

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None

3
Sex

Two men kiss - 2; Man and woman kiss passionately - 2; Woman divorces husband and marries friend.

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Language

GD-2; S-6; F-1 (bleeped); Frickin-1; H-20; D-10; A-4; P*ss-5; OG/OMG-14; B-5; SOB-5; Sweet J-2; Slang for male genitalia-4 (about 1 out of 4 of the language listed here was spoken by 2 young boys.

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Violence

None

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Drugs

Smoking, drinking, drunken woman, several references to marijuana smoking, reference to cocaine taped to the underside of a car.

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Nudity

Man in only underpants - 3

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Other

Many irreverent prayers - one lasting several minutes.

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