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A pleasant surprise

posted 21 years ago by pacifoxy
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Who would have thought that Johnny KNoxville could hold his own as a serious actor. He was GREAT! A great casting job across the board, down to the bit parts. A surprisingly sharp and funny script, and supurbly directed. I am really excited to see where this little powerhouse is going to go. Kudos on a great writing/ directing/ acting vehicle. A must see whether you are a musical historian or looking for a joy ride. I didn't know that you could actually steal a body, but Phil Kaufman did. Who'd a thunk it?

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[–] napletob 20 years ago

Yeah I agree that Knoxville did a good job but it definitely wasn't a dramatic role. He was good in it because Kaufman was a real sarcastic guy and Knoxville can play that role, it's not much a stretch. All in all it was a surprisingly entertaining movie. I did enjoy how much everybody disliked the hippy just on appearance alone and the conversations between him and knoxville were pretty funny.

[–] thatwritergirl33 19 years ago

that's where most of the fun of the movie came from, for me--the conversations between johnny knoxville and michael shannon (didja see him in Jesus' Son?). for days on end now, whenever people badger me with questions (i'm a bartender), i answer "shut up with asking stuff."

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