A very wise man — the character Noah Cross in Chinatown, to be specific — once said, “Politicians, ugly buildings, and whores all get respectable if they last long enough.” The same could well be said of the Jackass franchise, which has somehow garnered more critical acclaim the longer it’s gone on. But all things come to an end, and so it is with this series that has lasted longer than a quarter-century and reaches its supposed conclusion with Jackass: Best and Last.
Featuring scenes of dangerous stunts performed by grown men (and a couple of women), the series has been celebrated for its portrait of friendship and camaraderie. For the sheer gleeful joy with which its participants abuse themselves and each other. For the anarchic, nearly surreal nature of the bits that make legendary cinematic daredevils ranging from Buster Keaton to Jackie Chan seem like wimps.
Jackass: Best and Last
The Bottom Line
If you can read this, you're too smart for this film.
