| Original Score: B | Sep 7, 2011

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Nov 24, 2006

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 1, 2006

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jan 14, 2006

The Ringer, for all its glaring flaws, pulls the rug out from under us.

| Jan 6, 2006

It's just so predictable.

Full Review | Jan 4, 2006

An uncomfortable intermingling of message movie and gross-out comedy, a sporadically funny vehicle that indicts its audience for laughing. Come on, guys. You can't have your fun and eat it too.

| Dec 28, 2005

The worthwhile bits are few and far between. In the rush to avoid exploiting the athletes, the filmmakers have stuck it to the audience instead. Not funny.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Dec 27, 2005

Predictable and unconvincing as romantic comedy, the movie is surprisingly sweet and funny whenever Steve is hanging out with his fellow Special Olympics players.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Dec 27, 2005

As in the best Special Olympics events, everyone finds a way to win.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 27, 2005

You could make a very funny comedy about a guy who pretends to be retarded so he can win the Special Olympics, but The Ringer isn't it.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Dec 27, 2005

Though the movie bears some of the Farrellys' trademark outrageous humor, it has a sweet demeanor and makes a noble statement.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 27, 2005

The movie dilutes its own outrageous setup with sitcom contrivance by introducing a ridiculous love-story subplot.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Dec 27, 2005

No one will accuse The Ringer of being tasteful, but when you're not laughing, you may find yourself genuinely touched.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Dec 27, 2005

The Ringer misses endless opportunities to have real fun or make points with the situation.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 27, 2005

Knoxville's willingness to go to any length to humiliate himself for a laugh actually serves his guilt-ridden character, but the movie's real stars are the Special Olympians, who aren't trying to be inspirational or even likable, just funny.

| Original Score: B- | Dec 27, 2005

A paint-by-numbers romantic comedy most notable for its determined inoffensiveness.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 27, 2005

In striving to be fair beyond reproach, this movie misses many chances to be funnier. Good comedy doesn't make that choice, and great comedy doesn't have to.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Dec 27, 2005

Do yourself a favor and rent a very campy Radio instead.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Dec 26, 2005

If Saw 2 became blockbuster with the tagline "Oh yes, there will be blood," The Ringer should use the warmer and fuzzier promise, "Oh yes, there will be hugs."

| Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 22, 2005