Monday 4 November 2013

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa - Review.

If you are even just slightly human, then this comedy by director Jeff Tremaine should definitely make you cringe at some of it's unbelievable jaw dropping scenes that will most likely question your own morals and make you think 'should I be laughing at that?', but not to worry because you will burst out with laughter anyway, due to the pure hilarity created by the sheer brilliant performances of Johnny Knoxville and Jackson Nicoll. 

In this Jackass series spin off, Johnny Knoxville's signature character, eighty-six year old Irving Zisman, who is an extremely wrinkly, scraggy, impertinent and outrageously inappropriate elderly man that has some how landed his very own film. When his problem ridden junkie daughter suddenly appears to ask for a favor he is forced to travel across America on an unlikely journey with his somewhat supposedly innocent, chubby eight year old grandson Billy (Jackson Nicoll) who needs to be united with his hopeless money grabbing, estranged father. At first Irving finds Billy an annoying chore, but he soon realises the fun they could have together.

Check out the trailer... (For those using mobile phones, the video may not show, so instead just click the link)


Irving Zisman will take you along for the ride on possibly the best hidden camera road trip ever captured on camera. Despite it not following in the exact footsteps of the other Jackass installments, and instead being a more narrative driven prankster film, it still manages to make you fall victim to the exhilarating hilarity of the pranks Billy and Irving play on the unsuspecting public. 
Although Irving doesn't seem like the most likely candidate to look after a kid, what with using Billy to 'talk dirty' to women that his in to and getting him drunk for the first time, he still manages to teach Billy some life lessons and experiences that certainly nobody else could pull off quite like how he has. Along the way Irving will introduce young Billy to new people, places and situations which will make you question the meaning of 'babysitting'. The two will come face to face with some very unhappy beauty pageant contestants as well as their equally unhappy mothers, some African-American male strippers at a Ladies Night,  funeral home mourners, hairy biker patrons and hundreds of unfortunate and completely real citizens, with real reactions, however put in some seriously unreal situations, making it definitely one to watch and be ready for a few surprises! 

Make it rain, that's all I'm saying. 
(Don't worry, watch the film and you'll understand!)

Rated 15 for it's strong crude and sexual content throughout, language some graphic nudity and brief drug use.