ManiakJiggy This is How Movies Should Be Made

SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

Humbersi The first must-see film of the year.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

WubsTheFadger Short and Simple Review by WubsTheFadgerFirst off, I am a huge Johnny Knoxville fan. I find him hilarious and his films are great. Bad Grandpa is no exception. Bad Grandpa is hilarious, original, and has a few heartfelt moments.The acting is very good. Johnny Knoxville plays a very convincing old man who is hilarious and says some very outrageous things. Jackson Nicoll also performs very well. He has great comedic timing and, like Johnny Knoxville, is willing to say anything. The use of real people is another great aspect of the film.The pacing is fast but slows town towards the end. The runtime is just perfect.All of the jokes are funny and the stunts are all real.Pros: Hilarious story, good acting by Johnny Knoxville and Jackson Nicoll, great use of real people, fast pacing, a good runtime, and all of the jokes and stunts were funnyCons: Some slow pacing towards the endOverall Rating: 8.2

sol- Not to be confused with the similarly titled Robert De Niro vehicle 'Dirty Grandpa', this earlier comedy starring Johnny Knoxville could be dubbed "Dirtier Grandpa" with gags that are cruder and push barriers even further. The plot revolves around an old man reluctantly taking his grandson on a road trip to meet his estranged father, gradually bonding with him along the way. Simplistic as this may sound, it is admirable that the filmmakers were actually able to create a cohesive narrative here given that the film involves unsuspecting individuals being pranked by the film crew a la 'Borat' and 'Brüno'. Not only that, they are often pranked in quite dangerous ways, with Knoxville forced through a glass window at one point! For a film involving grandfather and grandson though, the film derives a few too many laughs from just the old man for its own good. It is quite telling that the film's absolute best scene involves a child beauty pageant that they crash late in the piece, with the fact that they are both 'in on it' together rendering it such a memorable sequence of events. Knoxville is, however, skilled enough to carry the film in his moments without his youthful co-star, and Oscar nominated makeup or not, his portrayal of a man more than twice his actual age is nothing short of remarkable. This is also one of those rare movies that is worth sitting through the whole end credits for; not only do we get to see Knoxville pre and post makeup, we also get to see the reactions of those pranked after finding out that they are in a candid camera type film.

room102 I hate to admit it, but the movie had some really fun moments where I actually LOL. It was better than I expected from watching the trailer.The movie is built as an actual film with a story, which incorporates a candid camera in each scene. There are some dull moments, but usually the result is pretty funny.The makeup on Knoxville is absolutely fantastic and he's "lost" (in the good way) in the character - you think of him as an old guy, not as a guy in makeup. I have to give it to Knoxville, who is pretty convincing in his performance. The kid is also great. Both actors never break character and they are great in improvisation.Don't get me wrong - this is not a masterpiece, it's "Jackass"-silly, but if you want to have some harmless fun you'll enjoy (most of) it.

whoawhoababy Not much time to say a lot..so I will just say THANK YOU!!! It was brilliant and so hilarious...we laughed our as....s off here! I also liked that there was a good show of humanity and compassion such as in the biker bar scene. I think it takes a lot of courage to be outrageous, to say and do the things the actors did, to unbeknownst people all through the taping of this movie. To put oneself at risk of being beaten up or worse is amazing to say the least. The young lad is certainly a real trooper and future success for more work in the industry! I tip my hat to you all involved and will look forward to many more belly-busting and improvising works of real true comedy in it's most basic form...the unsuspecting receivers! Keep it up and make more stuff! I, we love it!