A romantic comedy staged around the Special Olympics

Rating: 2/10 (14 May 2006)

There are a number of things that makes this movie quite frankly; CRAP! 1) It's never funny. Sure there are a few scenes where Johnny Knoxville gets a ball in the face or crotch, but if you've ever seen Jackass, your over this sort of humor by far. And in the scenes where it happens, it's not really clever, it's just slightly stupid. 2) It's not really romantic. Johnny Knoxville plays a character who fakes his way into the Special Olympics, as he is not 'special' at all. While at Special Olympics camp, he falls in love with one of the volunteers. The only romantic bits around the developing relationship are some few lines where Johnny tells the girl how she should find someone that truly appreciates her. Because surprise, surprise, -she's got a boyfriend who's not doing that already. 3) Johnny Knoxville is not a very good actor. And that goes for the rest of the cast too. 4) There are no surprises what so ever in this movie. The story follows the classic romantic comedy set up, from start to end.
The sort of move to see when it's raining so badly outside that renting a movie is out of the question, and when there's nothing else on TV. Or if you have a child that is 'special', as this movie is as politically correct as possible when it concerns that topic.