Johnny Knoxville and his band of maniacs perform a variety of stunts and gross-out gags on the big screen for the first time. They wander around Japan in panda outfits, wreak havoc on a once civilized golf course, they even do stunts involving LIVE alligators, and so on.
Maybe the best way to look at Jackass: The Movie is as a piece of conceptual art. How far and low will these guys go? What's the pinnacle of pointlessness?
– Mark Caro,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Nov 2002
fresh:
Jackass: The Movie is a disgusting, repulsive, grotesque spectacle, but it's also hilarious and provocative. God help me, thumbs up.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
5 Nov 2002
fresh:
While there is no scientific proof, chances are good your teenagers will leak brain cells by the thousands while watching Jackass. And you might even want to see it with them.
– Sheila Norman-Culp,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
22 Mar 2003
rotten:
So what's all the fuss about? If people want to staple paper to their inner thighs, let them. The question is whether you're prepared to pay to watch them do it.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
It's not exactly stupid. Cynical might be a better word.