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The Ringer (2005)
Desperate for cash to help a friend in need and pay off his smarmy uncle's gambling debts, Steve Barker sinks to an all time low...he attempts to fix the Special Olympics by pretending to be a person with intellectual disabilities. But he is completely out-classed by his fellow Olympians, who are not only superior athletes, they're also wiser in the ways of the world. Several of his fellow competitors immediately spot Steve as a fraud, but because they too would like to see the fall of Jimmy, the snooty reigning champion, they join forces to help The Ringer win. Together they train Steve to become a better athlete and, most importantly, a better man. (read more)
| Release Date: | December 23rd, 2005 |
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| Written By: |  | Ricky Blitt |
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The Ringer Movie Review by Zara  (5/16/2007) |
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Listen up, because my opinion is more important than your opinion when it comes to this movie. I work with people with developmental disabilities (the PC way to lump together everything from mild mental retardation to autism to CP to Downs' Syndrome.)
One of the biggest problems that I had with the movie wasn't the movie...
(complete The Ringer review by Zara)
| The Ringer Movie Review by AJ (7/13/2006) |
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Everyone involved in the making of The Ringer has obviously tried very hard to make sure that the story of a man pretending to be retarded to rig the Special Olympics in order to make some cash to get his friend an operation (but nothing life-or-death, just a few fingers that were cut off) as inoffensive as possible. And...
(complete The Ringer review by AJ)
| The Ringer Movie Review by Tony (6/6/2006) |
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Director Barry W. Blaustein returns with his second film in THE RINGER. About 1/4 of those reading this column will remember that name. He was the director of 2000's wresting documentary BEYOND THE MAT. This time he decides to direct feature length with the comedy, THE RINGER. He should have searched a little harder...
(complete The Ringer review by Tony)
| The Ringer Movie Review by Matthew (1/9/2006) |
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The Special Olympics needs a new agent.
Steve Barker (Johnny Knoxville) is stuck in a low level job. He gets up the courage to ask for more responsibility and his boss tells him he has to fire a janitor. Long unfunny story short, Steve has to come up with a lot of money to help the janitor, who has now become his...
(complete The Ringer review by Matthew)
I was very wary of this film as I work with special needs kids and I couldn't imagine this being anything but offensive. However instead of overly mocking special needs people, this film goes above and beyond to deify them and show them such respect that the movie becomes unrealistic.
Johnny Knoxville plays a man who...
(complete The Ringer review by Jessica Film Junkie)
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