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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby finally bubbled up in Netflix. (OK, I pushed it to the top.)

I had seen the first 30 minutes already…and that was the best part of the movie, with laugh-out-loud funny scenes. So, I pop in the DVD on a Saturday night expecting to laugh, starting with the previously-viewed scenes. The repeat material was amusing, but not as funny the second time.

The bigger problem? The rest of the movie just sort of petered out…and it felt long. I never expected such a drop-off from a comedy.

After seeing Knocked Up earlier in the week, the bar was pretty high. More on that movie in the near future. Metacritic shows a 66 for Ricky Bobby. Hmmmm…