Arena Football1 mention helps, but not enough...
Added 1/8/2010
I really should give this movie two
stars, but Johnny Knoxville isn't
worth it. Arena Football 1 mention
in this popular culture film is still
timely!
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Johnny Knoxville needs acting lessons....
Added 12/4/2009
Short attention span version:
- There are some funny parts....few and far between
- Very predictable
- Acting is terrible
- Might make you sleep
- I love Johnny Knoxville but his acting was just terrible
Conclusion:
Rent it if you must need a quick and cheap laugh (or maybe 2 cheap laughs) otherwise skip it.
2 stars
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The Ringer review
Added 7/1/2009
This movie is funny. My
grandson, who has Down Syndrome,
loves it.
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Not what it looks like at first!
Added 6/4/2009
I have a beloved mentally retarded brother. Not only do I love him but the whole town does! I am sure the current leadership in Washington would rather that he were deleted though. The first part of "The Ringer" makes you think that the producers have gone in with the Gods in Washington and are going after the handicapped. After you stay with it, though, you get a really good idea about what life is like from these guys' perspective. This movie was a sleeper - no doubt. If it was a different them, some gripping tale about two special needs males in love with each other or something along those lines, we would have heard about it in heartwarming tomes endlessly. This movie is a pure delight and makes you stop and think that the ones who Al Gore blithely refers to when picking on conservatives (remember "extra chromosome right wing") are people too! I'm glad that they did this because my brother and his brethren make this world a much better place with their pure happiness, positive outlook on life and friendliness toward the "extra chromosome challenged". Go see it! It is a hoot!
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better than most Spike Lee movies
Added 3/4/2009
I saw Spike Lee's MIRACLE AT ST ANNA and then THE RINGER the next day on TV. THE RINGER is pretty much mindless light entertainment fare not the cinematic work of art you may have been led to believe. It stars Johnny Knoxville who is used to performing with mentally challenged people. He plays a guy that pretends to be "special" so he can compete in the Special Olympics and win. This is kinda hard actually. Of course the premise is absurd. An especially funny moment is when he's outed by the special athletes he's staying with. The real life disabled people that star in the movie were funny and I guess it's OK to laugh when everybody laughs. Bottom line: I'll take a movie like this over MIRACLE AT ST ANNA and most Spike Lee films any time. (WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE was good. So was THE 25th HOUR.)
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