This comedy is about two guys who decide to rig the Special Olympics to pay off a debt by having one of them, Steve (Knoxville), pose as a contestant in the games, hoping to dethrone reigning champion, Jimmy. Mentally-challenged high jinks and hilarity surely follow.... (Full plot summary below)
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This comedy is about two guys who decide to rig the Special Olympics to pay off a debt by having one of them, Steve (Knoxville), pose as a contestant in the games, hoping to dethrone reigning champion, Jimmy. Mentally-challenged high jinks and hilarity surely follow.
Leave your thoughts about The Ringer.
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubThe movie's shockingly tasteless setup is also its secret weapon. Despite many scenes in The Ringer that could individually be viewed as politically incorrect, audiences will be laughing with the athletes most of the time. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe surprise of The Ringer is that the movie is pretty damn funny. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie surprised me. It treats its disabled characters with affection and respect, it has a plot that uses the Special Olympics instead of misusing them, and it's actually kind of sweet. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustThough the movie bears some of the Farrellys' trademark outrageous humor, it has a sweet demeanor and makes a noble statement. |
| The A.V. ClubScott TobiasIf anything, The Ringer doesn't go far enough to exploit its edgy premise, but it does have two conceits that consistently pay off: Knoxville turns out to be a lesser athlete than his competitors, and he's so bad at acting "retarded" that only the unchallenged buy into his ruse. |
| Dallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonThese guys are laugh-out-loud funny, not because they're being belittled, but because they're finally getting a chance to show a sense of humor onscreen. |
| Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachIf the movie were as funny as it is well-meaning, this would be one for the ages. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNo one will accuse The Ringer of being tasteful, but when you're not laughing, you may find yourself genuinely touched. |
| TV Guide MagazineKen FoxIt's the supporting characters' combination of smarts and sass, not to mention an honest and positive depiction of the mentally challenged, that turns this potentially crude and heartless comedy into something that the Special Olympics actually endorses. |
| Salon.comStephanie ZacharekAn odd and not wholly successful little comedy. Its pacing is slack, and although it has a gentle heart, it treads so gingerly across the minefield of potential offensiveness that it sometimes snuffs out its sparks of life as quickly as it throws them off. |
