"Bad Grandpa" is hilarious at times and pretty funny in others. It will offend, sicken, and amuse many viewers. It is basically one Jackass sketch after another. If you liked it on Jackass when Johnny Knoxville dressed up like an old man and pranked unsuspecting people with things that are inappropriate for a 85 year old man to do, this film is for you. There are jokes that involve farts, prosthetic penises, drinking, prostitution and strippers and as much Jackass-related injury humour you can fit into and hour and a half movie.
One of the funniest things about this film is that, supposedly, the people who are being pranked are not actors, but are real, ordinary people who don't suspect a thing. To see the reactions of these people to the ridiculous things Johnny Knoxville and his co-writers, Spike Jonze and Jeff Tremaine come up with is quite a funny experience. I enjoyed the performance of young Jackson Nicholl as Billy, the Grandson of Knoxville's old man, Irving.
Basically, Irving has to bring his grandson across the U.S. to his father because his mother has to serve time in jail. It is basically a road movie and the genre allows for much shenanigans for the actors to play with. Over the course of the trip, the Grandfather and Grandson develop a bond with one another as they get into various misadventures.
If you're a fan of Jackass and reality-based pranking stuff, this film is for you. It is audacious, risque, offensive and funny.
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