

The second half of the film then sees Ricky trying to find his way in the non-driving world and, after failing at this, trying to get back into racing. Ricky lives his life by the mantra “if you’re not first, you’re last”, and so he decides to quit racing.
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But his position as the number one driver is threatened when Jean Girrard (Sacha Baron Cohen) decides to travel to America to try his luck at a sport that seems like a poor man’s Formula One (driving souped-up saloons round a circular track and having lots of crashes). His talent has brought him wealth, fame, a “stone cold fox” of a wife (Leslie Bibb) everything a modern American man could wish for. Much as Ron Burgundy is an idiot who’s really good at reading out loud, Ricky Bobby is a stupid man who excels at driving fast. Though it follows a similar template, it has only a fraction of the laughs. Talladega Nights sees Will Ferrell reunited with Adam Mackay, his co-writer on Anchorman, and I was hoping for something as unashamedly amusing. To be honest, I’d be quite willing to overlook this if the film wasn’t such a disappointment. Oh, to still live in an age where Nazis talking about big boobs was considered funny. After all, it stars Sacha Baron Cohen (Ali G to you and me) as a gay French Formula One driver with the most unconvincing French accent since Officer Crabtree in “classic” sitcom ‘Allo ‘Allo. Emily, being completely infatuated with Steve, removes his hand from her shoulder and cinches it to her breast.Some might accuse this film of being xenophobic and homophobic.

Yawn and Reach: Steve does this to Emily on the first date.Yandere: Doug refers to Emily as this.Two-Person Pool Party: Steve and Emily engage in this in the Jacuzzi next to the poolhouse where Doug is holed up, much to his disgust.Toplessness from the Back: The girl getting out of the pool topless in front of Steve And Doug has her back to the camera the entire time.Spiritual Successor: The Roxbury Guys are this to a previous Saturday Night Live duo, Wild and Crazy Guys.Later it's shown that Vivica and Cambi weren't impressed.

