MOVIE REVIEW: JACKASS: BEST AND LAST

 

Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O and the rest of the gang return for more outrageous and hilarious stunts.

Director: Jeff Tremaine

Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Wee Man, Preston Lacy, Dave England, Danger Ehren, Poopies, Zach Holmes, Jasper Dolphin, Rachel Wolfson

Release Date: June 26, 2026

Genre: Documentary, Comedy

Rated R for extremely dangerous stunts and crude material throughout, graphic nudity, pervasive language and sexual material.

Runtime: 1h 32m

Review:

Jackass: Best and Last might not live up to it's title but for fans of the series and its over the top antics, this collection of older clips and newer bits should serve as a proper sendoff that’ll deliver all the gross-out idiocy and laughs this group of friends have spent decades delivering.  The general idea is that if you’ve bought tickets to watch a Jackass movie you have a general idea of what you are walking into, especially by this point in time.  This entry plays out like an extended clip show with plenty of classic bits incorporated into the runtime, I’d assume since most of these guys are nearing 50 now there’s only so much new torture, they can submit themselves to without seriously hurting themselves.  There are more than a few moments that still leave you shaking your head, wondering why these guys are still willing to put themselves through for a laugh.  There are plenty of moments where the sheer stupidity of what’s thrown onscreen just makes you laugh uncontrollably enough leaves you gasping for air.  There’s not much of a structure to this film, much like previous entries, but you do get the sense that this is truly their last hurrah, especially once Knoxville starts reminiscing towards the end of the film and after he’s completed another round with a bull.  You do get a sense that the core group of guys that have been around since the beginning are actual friends even through all the insanity, they’ve put themselves through.  You don’t necessarily get the sense that they’ve learned anything over the last 20 something years especially after being decried as the downfall of western society, when they first hit the scene in the early 2000’s, something that feels almost quaint by this point and time.  By the time Jackass: Best and Last ends and the credits roll over those earliest bits, you do get a sense that this motley crew of characters know it’s probably best for their own wellbeing to move on to another chapter of their lives.

B