The Ringer

Rating: 5/10 (16 August 2006)

The only other film I saw the main star in, after the success and end of Jackass, was Men in Black II, and this role isn't too bad either. Johnny Knoxville as Steve Barker is tempted by his Uncle to fix the Special Olympics to help his friend who lost his fingers, and make other money. The mentally challenged identity he chooses is "Jeffy" who likes apples, and one of the managers, Karen (Janna Ambort) believes it till the end. He manages to fool everyone till about the middle when all the other competitors, besides the main winner, find out his lie. They do keep up the act though and say he can try and beat the main winner. Also starring Brian Cox as Gary Barker, Katherine Heigl as Lynn Sheridan, Bill Chott as Thomas, Mohammad Ahmed as Dr. Ahmed, Geoffrey Arend as Winston, Luis Avalos as Stavi, Edward Barbanell as Billy, Johnny Bartee as Stadium Spectator, Nicole E. Bradley as Yolie and Heidi B. Bush as Heidi. The highlight for me, and the point where you think he should have chosen another identity, is when he acts characters in the mirror. Worth watching!