The Ringer - Region 1 DVD
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14 years, 9 months ago at Jul 2 19:27
a movie about jackass' knoxville fixing the special olympics. its bound to be bad, right? well, its not. you get the feeling watching this that there was a lot of 'consulting' done with the special olympics foundation and much was done to guide this into a movie that didn't offend anyone. and as it turns out thats a good thing. knoxville in particular comes off looking like a... read more
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Johnny Knoxville (Jackass, A Dirty Shame) stars as a man who pretends to be mentally challenged so he can fix the Special Olympics. This morally dubious premise (the movie goes to great lengths to be sure you understand how appalling it is) is not as inflammatory as it could be--The Ringer is careful not to mock its mentally challenged characters. This is sometimes a source of strength, as some of the funniest jokes come from the perspective of the athletes--for example, a group of the other athletes recognize that Steve (Knoxville) is not the high-functioning mentally disabled guy he pretends to be, but they go along with
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Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Release date: 16 May 2006
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0024543235231 UPC: 024543235231
Release date: 16 May 2006
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0024543235231 UPC: 024543235231
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shiftybunny rated this 6/10 7 years, 8 months ago