Johnny Knoxville has made his name from this gung ho, slapstick, laugh at all costs franchise, and this time has added a twist. Now in his mid-40's Knoxville is made up convincingly as a grumpy old octogenarian (Irving) on a mission. This is a thinly veiled road movie involving Knoxville at 86 and his estranged 8 year old grandson, Billy. The pair get teamed up when Billy's Mom has to go to jail for drug possession and abuse (a fact that Billy takes great delight on telling anyone who will listen), and Irving has to get young Billy across several state borders to deliver him to his white trailer trash no hope loser crackhead dad living in Shitsville, who hasn't seen Billy in four years and sees this only for the $600 a month welfare cheque he gonna get! Along the way there are many comedic stunts, dangerous set pieces, bodily jokes, gross out humour and cringe inducing moments that are trademark 'Jackass' and keeps us entertained while moving the thinly veiled story moving along. There are laugh out sequences for sure, Knoxville and young Billy deliver it well, but save yourself the price of entry and get the DVD, or download it!
Many of the set pieces remain conversation pieces over a morning coffee long, long after these credits have rolled . . . and all for the wrong reasons!
-Steve, at Odeon Online-
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