A ringer, Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen) is brought from across the Atlantic to put an end to Ricky Bobby’s winning streak,by any means necessary. Things quickly take a turn for the worst in our hero’s life as his ruthless enemy makes hash of him on the track. And if that’s not bad enough, his personal life follows suit when his wife runs off with an unlikely lothario.

Plenty of laughs to go around the theater several times.

by Mary Morgan is a member of the St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association.