Word: talladega
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...years, he philosophizes that “life may be meaningless, but death I still have hope for.” In these sober moments, Reilly showcases his great range, moving beyond his comic roles in “Step Brothers” and “Talladega Nights,” and lifting the film to a more elevated register...
Will Ferrell, in the screen persona he's perfected over a healthy six-year box-office run, takes the boy's-mind-in-a-man's-body transference a smart step further. In such hits as Old School, Anchorman, Talladega Nights and Blades of Glory, he plays overage children who try to act like adults, with their steely intonations and take-charge attitude. His usual character is the kind of fellow who learned how real men behave by watching Clint Eastwood and Harrison Ford movies - Hollywood, not life, has been his teacher, and he's not such a quick study...
...Since establishing his star status in 2003 with the Christmas comedy Elf, Ferrell has had an up-and-down relationship with audiences: they go, then they don't go. Hits like Talladega Nights, Blades of Glory and Step Brothers, all of which earned more than $100 million at the North American box office, are sandwiched by underachievers like Kicking and Screaming, Stranger Than Fiction and Semi-Pro, all of which took in less than $60 million...
...this kid, who just freaked me out as a viewer, became an adult. So in this movie, Chaka's this really sketchy character who always bails whenever they're in trouble, and Marshall is always eyeing him up because he doesn't trust him. (TIME reviews Will Ferrell in Talladega Nights...
...They put us in this box, and we'll race like this until we kill somebody, and then they'll change it.' CARL EDWARDS, race-car driver, criticizing NASCAR for the design of the Talladega Superspeedway, after his car wrecked during the last lap of the Sprint Cup, injuring eight...