Review of Action Point (2018) by Brandon B — 01 Jun 2018

I honest to god was shocked at how good this movie was. It's not Shakespeare, but it's a good time in the same way National Lampoon films are a good time. It's a very simple movie, and it's simple enough to be like life. It's funny & has a shockingly touching narrative between the two leads.

One of the biggest problems I see with some of these reviews is that a lot of people are looking at this film as "another Jackass film". Which it's not. There's a reason Spike Jonze didn't work on this film, and Dickhouse didn't produce it. It's not "Jackass Presents: Action Point". It's Action Point, and I think that there was a reason for that. Part of the issue is that the marketing team tried way too hard to get the Jackass crowd into theaters, which is not what you want for a movie like this. This is a movie with an actual plot. And not just a loose plot like in Bad Grandpa. But it's a plot driven movie. There are only, like 4 or 5 stunts in this film by Johnny Knoxville & it really didn't warrant the marketing campaign of "BIG STUNTS!!!!!!" without talking about the big elements of the film. So the people who went to see this for the things advertised, end up sorely disappointed.

Maybe it's because I had low expectations or because I love simple National Lampoon style films, due to their nostalgia & touching elements, but I really enjoyed this film. And I'll probably watch this movie for years to come.