A man pretending to be mentally challenged to ‘fix’ the special olympics does not sound like the most politically correct of movies. However, not only did The Ringer get the thumbs up from the (real) Special Olympics, but it turned out to be an excellent portrayal of disabilities, imo. Not only are the special olympians shown as real, rounded people, but they cotton on to Johnny Knoxville’s subterfuge almost instantly. It’s only the slight condescending ‘normal’ helpers who fall for the ott act. Which says something, I feel.

The premise of this movie is RIDICULOUSLYBAD and all the parts before Knoxville gets to the Special Olympics are NOTWORTHWATCHING, but the parts with all the “differently-abled” characters are so witty/wry/silly/amusing that I could not help but rate this movie as Worth Consuming.

It’s another movie that showcases “different” people as being actual feeling human beings, and I don’t think we have too many of those.