funny, predictable, and mostly misunderstood

Rating: 8/10 (23 May 2006)

Yes, this movie's plot is sadly predictable, and yes, it's too mushy in places, but I found it hilarious throughout. Like many people, I expected cruel humor, and was pleasantly surprised to find the opposite. A lot of people completely missed the parts of this movie that I found the funniest. One of these is Knoxville's acting as "Jeffy." It was funny not because it makes fun of people with handicaps, but because it is so far off the mark. I laughed as the volunteers where fooled by his act, because it was so unbelievable. As someone who regularly works with handicapped people, I guarantee that those volunteers would never have fallen for such a poor imitation. The other thing that's funny that many people miss, is that the movie plays off of the stereotypes of handicapped people, by making fun of the stereotypes, instead of the people. Many people where offended by these stereotypes, and others where disappointed that they weren't used to mock the people. The laughs are there, if you just know where to look.