I am a fan of the "Jackass" franchise. I find some sort pleasure in the simplicity of grown men pranking each other, doing inane stunts, and handling copious amounts of fecal matter in various ways (do you like how I tried to make that sound a little more classy?). However, "Bad Grandpa" tried to do something that none of the other films had, inject a plot, and failed. There are maybe two or three really good scenes in the film (the diner scene with the farting contest, the beauty pageant, the vending machine), but overall the film falls flat in so many ways. Some scenes aren't funny (the fishing scene), some scenes have bad concepts (the funeral scene), and in one scene I actually feared for the life of an actor (the bar scene with the bikers). There really aren't many times when I'll say that simply having plot ruined a film, but even with Spike Jonze's help, this is definitely one of them.
Grade: C-
Easter Egg: Extra footage through the credits
3D: N/A
Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Jackson Nicoll, Greg Harris
Director: Jeff Tremaine
Writer(s): Johnny Knoxville & Jeff Tremaine
RT: 92 min
Rating: R for strong crude and sexual content throughout, language, some graphic nudity and brief drug use.
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