"South Park" did it better

Rating: 4/10 (20 March 2010)

It may just be me, but hasn't this movie been made a hundred times already? A guy finds himself somewhere he really doesn't want to be, surrounded by people he doesn't like, but in the end he pulls through and learns to love his new surroundings. Eventually he understands that you shouldn't judge people by yadda yadda yadda, now let's beat some kind of villain. Oh, and there you have the love interest with the asshole boyfriend, right on cue. Perhaps our hero should catch him cheat on her. What do you know, he does. This movie is almost shockingly formulaic, and virtually no effort is made to bring in anything creative. Some people find this movie offensive, but this movie is just way too lame for someone to be offended by. Besides, it's not like the mentally handicapped are actually mocked, at least not enough for one to care. I liked Johnny Knoxville in this movie, but he can't save the bad screenplay like he could in say, "Walking Tall". He's still pretty good, but his comedy talent is wasted here. "The Ringer" might seem controversial from a distance, but in reality it's just really forgettable and uninspired.