| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...Ferrell turns a character who could've been as paper-thin as anything in a Saturday Night Live sketch into a memorable comic creation." more... |
B+ |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...wins you over." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Jim Emerson |
"...impeccably cast and performed..." more... |
A- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"Why is this routine not quite working?" more... |
C |
| E! Online - |
"Will Ferrell shines..." more... |
B+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"This one scores laughs right down to its gloriously gaga climactic smooch." more... |
B |
filmcritic.com
Annette Cardwell |
"...funny and entertaining." more... |
B |
Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden |
"Ace performances and NASCAR involvement make for an affectionate and giddy sports movie sendup." more... |
B |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"I'll be watching this on video several times - but I will be hitting fast forward." more... |
B |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"As a cultural artifact, Talladega Nights is both completely phony and, therefore, utterly authentic." more... |
B |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...the film as a whole doesn't work." more... |
C |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Cohen and Ferrell riff off each other with inspired lunacy." more... |
B- |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"It is Ferrell's best movie and the summer's funniest comedy so far." more... |
B+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...offers plenty of laughs." more... |
B |
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