I made my girlfriend watch it and now I have to sleep on the sofa. Worth it!

Best movie of all time

You scratched my CD! You picked it up in clear daylight and you scratched it!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Funny, but predictable.

This was one of the dumbest movie I have ever seen...and the dialog is stupid. Would not recommend

I couldn't help myself to not cringe during some parts of this movie, but it definitely has its moments. Although some scenes would be considered very controversial, I still recommend you give this low-brow comedy a watch.

The movie celebrates and highlights the differences between us as individuals. While it might be easy for someone to immediately dismiss the movie as they might perceive it as denigrating to those with special needs, it actually does quite the opposite. Some of my favorite lines are those from the special needs actors. The movie, which actually gained the approval from The Special Olympics, has some of the most memorable lines from any comedy over the past 20 years.

I have a really dark sense of humor. But it also does make you realize the importance of the special olympics. 10/10. And I know I'm going to hell for laughing so much

One would think that a movie about an able-bodied man who pretends to be disabled in order to compete in a Special Olympics qualifying event to win a gambling bet would be distasteful. Add Johnny Knoxville to the mix and distasteful should be a certainty. Unfortunately, The Ringer plays it safe, although it will undoubtedly offend some. There are a handful of genuine laughs, but far too often the opportunity for some outrageous humor is reigned in in favor of political correctness, opting for the feel good moment instead of the punch to the gut laugh. It's a pleasant enough diversion and will raise a few smiles, but seems unlikely to have any lasting impact.

I absolutely love this movie! It's such a guilty pleasure and has some outstanding laughs. Mainly from the supporting cast and Johnny does have his moments.

Very enjoyable, funny and heartwarming, The Ringer is a great feel-good movie for everyone to enjoy and it also gives us a great message.

Unique and funny really enjoyed it

Story/Screenplay: (3/5) Completely politically incorrect, but some of the lines in this story made me chuckle. Duration/Tempo: (3.5/5) At 1 hour and 34 minutes, it's a short movie that felt about the same. Cast & Crew: (4/5) Katherine Heigl was excellent, lightening the feel of a comedy that risked being in poor taste only. Johnny Knoxville was good, as was Brian Cox. Summary: (3.5/5) The story was OK, but the cast was very good and significantly improved a film that consequently felt short. A borderline thumbs up.

The Ringer is a comedy, but it's not just laughs. It's also a very good movie.

The movie was funny. If you are sensitive to special needs then you may not like it but there are a bunch of special needs actors in this movie that seem very in tune with the subject. It can seem defensive towards special needs but i don't think it means harm. Just trying to make an informative movie.

A hysterical comedy.

You get the accessional laugh but this movie hasn't aged well.

The film does a good job at showing people who have disabilities in a good light and not a bad light. It has a really good message at the end and Johnny Knoxville had good intentions making the film. The Farrelly did a great writing job and it is not like one of their obnoxious comedies like Dumb and Dumber or Osmosis Jones.

This movie is kind of odd in the direction it takes. I'm sure a lot of people wrote it off after just hearing the concept of "Johnny Knoxville pretends to be mentally challenged", believing that it was a movie mocking the mentally disabled. However, it bends over backwards to not be offensive towards the mentally retarded, so much so that it's actually to the movie's detriment, as weird as that sounds. I don't mean that to say that the mentally retarded should be mocked, but that the movie has this tone of being so worried about being perceived as mocking that it misses opportunities to be funny. Also, Johnny Knoxville is not a good enough actor to sell a lot of the beats he's given, and he's paired with the completely wooden Katherine Heigl, so the romance and emotional beats fall pretty flat. Brian Cox was the standout of the movie and it's too bad his character wasn't in it more.

The Ringer: Very touching and equally comical This movie will give you the impression that it's simply a one joke gag with bad taste but will leave you feeling a greater love and appreciation for the Special Olympics and its athletes. It shows how people with mental disabilities are often thought of as having lower mental capabilities than they actually do. This is a movie that shows how these expectations that we have are just not true, but that these special athletes are much more capable mentally and physically than we typically think. The opening scene introduces the motivation behind the main character Steve Barker (Johnny Knoxville) when he is trying to help a friend out but ends up needing to come up with 28,000 dollars to save his fingers. Trying to find ways to save Stavi's fingers, he calls his no- good uncle Gary (Brian Cox) to get back some money that he owes him, but Gary has something better in mind. He convinces Steve to fix the Special Olympics. After all he's an aspiring actor and was a track star in high school. Surely, he could pull off the job. At this point in the movie there are a lot of mixed feelings because it almost seems like the rest of the movie is going to be making joke of a sensitive subject. This turns out not to be the case. The movie quickly begins to focus on those that are in the Special Olympics rather than Steve and the fake character that he is playing to trick the officials (Jeffy). The athletes soon learn that he is a fraud after recognizing that he talked like a "normal" person. At this point in the movie it becomes apparent the real message behind this complex comedy. It shows the real level of intelligence that people with mental disabilities have which seems to be the central message of the movie. After this discovery, they still want Steve to stay to beat Jimmy (Leonard Flowers) who has dominated the Special Olympics for the past six years. At this point Steve begins to grow close to his fellow athletes which sets the stage for the rest of the movie. His new friends help train him to beat Jimmy all the while they have fun in the process. As the rest of the story progresses it shows to be a heart warming comedy with a special message.