I know I keep talking about writing a post about the Jackass movies, and I am working on it, but I want to get it perfect because as dumb as it may seem those movies mean a lot to me.
Everything I say in this post is said with love and respect. I did genuinely love the movie but I'm honest.
After screaming about the movie on every social media as soon as I heard about it non-stop, I FINALLY got my hands on Action Point and I finally watched it. I admit I am biased because I love Johnny Knoxville and that man can release a movie of anything and I would support it.
If you're friends with me on Facebook, you remember me posting about Action Point every single day for the first half of 2018. I posted every teaser and trailer. I posted every single interview I watched for it. I had no chill. I have been waiting for another movie with the same chaotic energy as the Jackass movies since Bad Grandpa.
Action Point is a comedy about a man who runs a very dangerous theme park. I never get into the plot on my movie posts so I won't get into it too much. But the movie is hilarious.
But I loved the movie so much. I knew I was going to love it, but it exceeded my expectations. I hate that it was reviewed so low. This movie is not an Oscar-worthy movie. I don't think it was made to be anywhere near Oscar-worthy. So keeping that in mind, I don't think it's fair that it only has three stars. I think this movie was made with the intent to make people laugh.
It is a very enjoyable movie. It's funny. The writing was shockingly really good. I went into this movie with my standards set at a reasonable middle ground. I was not going to judge it as I would judge most other movies I watch. My standards were somewhere between the Jackass movies and Red Lights (which to me is almost the perfect movie) but leaning more towards the Jackass movies for good reason.
I was honestly expecting Bad Grandpa, but with a better budget and more production. And it was that and much more.
As I mentioned, the writing was a lot better than I was expecting. I wasn't expecting a decent plot and decent dialogue. I came in with the mindset of, I'm going to watch Johnny Knoxville and Chris Pontius get knocked around and get very injured. But it had a good writing. I wish there was a little more character development, but for the length it was, I enjoyed it.
I did tear up towards the end in the scene between DC (Knoxville's character) and his daughter at the diner. The first time in the fifteen(ish) years I've been a fan of Johnny Knoxville that he made me get emotional.
And yes, I have been a fan of Johnny Knoxville since I saw Men In Black II for the first time. I have had a weird crush on him ever since. And I say "weird" not because it's a weird crush to me - I've had weirder crushes - but because whenever I mention him as a celebrity crush to ANYONE they always look at me like I'm nuts. I do consider him a hero of mine. Not hero like how I feel about Brendon Urie, but hero as in my brain associates him with happiness so I consider him a light when I am in dark times.
I'll most likely write a longer post about him to further elaborate on the paragraph above, but I loved his role in Action Point. DC is a dad trying to hold on to his daughter as much as he can. I really loved how he played a dad as young DC and a grandfather as old DC. He was just so hilarious in his role, which is expected.
Chris Pontius was also hilarious. He played DC's best friend, Benny. He's like the clueless sidekick in this movie. I love that they kind of included a romance storyline with his character, but it wasn't a cliche. I didn't hate it, as I hate most unnecessary romance storylines. He played his character well and he delivered an iconic performance in my opinion.
I think the whole cast was great. I just wish some of the other characters had more developed personalities. They were a bit forgettable and I JUST watched the movie. It's not a fault of the actors, it's a flaw in the writing.
If you were ever a fan of the Jackass movies, I highly recommend this movie. If you want a comedy that's easy to get through, watch this movie. It's so good.
Again, I am biased. It could be the worst movie ever made, but I still loved it. But you shouldn't judge entertainment on other people's opinions.
I don't see any reason why anyone would dislike this movie.
That's it for this post. I promise the Jackass one is coming. It's going to probably be super long and it might be a bit sappy because I do credit the Jackass movies for saving my life in the past 2 years. So you have that to look forward to. Maybe next week. Maybe next month. Maybe next year. BUT IT IS COMING!
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