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Knucklehead

2010 · 1h 40m · PG-13 Comedy, Drama
Directed by Michael W. Watkins

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A fight promoter deeply in debt to his crooked rival and desperate for a new fighter catches a break when a 450 pound church handyman who has spent his entire life in an orphanage agrees to wrestle on behalf of his fellow orphans.

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Well, at least someone is trying to emulate the Farrelly brothers -- except "Knucklehead," director Michael W. Watkins' half-assed, halfhearted attempt to copy the Farrellys' out-there style is missing both their jackassical riffs and their heart.

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
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World Wrestling Entertainment continues its effort to meld violent sport with gooey, throwback family comedy in the claptrap road movie Knucklehead.

Mike Hale, New York Times
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Knucklehead's candy corn heart and shameless predictability are almost touching in their obliviousness to anything that's happened in movies in recent decades. Cute orphans? Really?

Kyle Smith, New York Post
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A schmaltzy family comedy that won't pass the smell test for kids, parents, or even stoner second cousins.

Michelle Orange, Village Voice
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Those multi-media moguls at World Wrestling Entertainment haven't quite got the hang of this "family friendly" turn they've taken with their motion picture division.

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

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