Decent Movie With Good Morals, Abrupt Ending

Rating: 6/10 (18 May 2006)

The Ringer seemed like a good idea when South Park did the episode about Cartman trying to rig the special Olympics. That was pretty funny, but that lacked the heart and respect for the actual athletes in the special Olympics. The Ringer does exactly what South Park left out. The Movie shows that the athletes in the special Olympics are actually good athletes and aren't any less of human beings. It teaches some good morals of how to respect our mentally challenged people in our society. It also brings some pretty decent Jackass style laughs with Johnny Knoxville. Knoxville does a good job as being an everyday, all around nice guy. He portrays Steve who then turns into mentally challenged Jeffy in order to help his uncle win a bet so that Steve can get money to help his friend get his fingers attached. I will say no more because the ending is really abrupt and I don't know if I have caused a spoiler yet. Over all the laughs were few, but the heart was there in this decent movie. It's a good movie to rent, don't spend a lot of money on it.