Action Point

2018 "Real Stunts. Real Thrills. Real Messed Up."
5.1| 1h25m| R| en| More Info
Released: 01 June 2018 Released
Producted By: Paramount
Country: United States of America
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Official Website: https://www.paramount.com/movies/action-point
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A daredevil designs and operates his own theme park with his friends.

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Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.
Console best movie i've ever seen.
WiseRatFlames An unexpected masterpiece
Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
matt-122-239534 I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I thought it touched on a lot of subjects without drawing out the drama. The stunts were not excessive by any means and I even got surprised by a few of them. Based on the reviews I did not go into it with high expectations and was amused and entertained the whole time.I think paw-pa keeling over at the end was pretty awful and almost ruined the entire movie for me.
Christopher Smith I'm the exact target audience for Action Point. "Jackass" hands down my favorite television show of all time and pretty much no actor makes me laugh harder than Johnny Knoxville. The fact that writing credits for Action Point go to Mike Judge along with the creators of "Silicon Valley" and it comes from "Brockmire" director Tim Kirkby only doubled my excitement for the movie. Unfortunately, the end result is easily the most disappointing product any members of the core creative team has been involved in.I'm not going to deny that I laughed out loud several times during Action Point. Any time Knoxville let out his trademark laugh or Chris Pontius did his weirdo schtick, I enjoyed myself. Despite not being classically trained actors, the two do have solid camera presence and seem like they could carry a movie with the right script. And to its credit, Action Point does have a pleasant tone, even if the story doesn't work. In its best moments, the movie has the same sort of laid-back, fun vibe as such classic comedies as Meatballs and Caddyshack. Knoxville and Chris "Party Boy" Pontius are so funny that they make the most of the bare-bones story. The best scenes are those in which Knoxville and Pontius are together, making Action Point feel like an unofficial "Jackass" spin-off.At its worst, Action Point is an underwritten, haphazardly edited, and messy production that reeks of something that was drastically cut down due to poor test screenings. Perhaps there's an unrated or extended addition once the film hits DVD, because it's hard to believe this is the best possible version that was cut together.The end credits begin at the 75-minute mark and that's with the addition of several scenes featuring a drastically unnecessary framing device featuring Knoxville in unspectacular old man make-up. At times, it's amazing that this a theatrical release. None of the characters are developed beyond anything one-dimensional despite a pretty good cast. Towards the end of the movie, Knoxville gives a speech about how the staff at how Action Point are members of his extended family, but that never really comes across in any of the previous scenes. All the scenes together just kind of drift aimlessly, without a strong sense of rhythm or purpose. The transitions from scene to scene are rough, like parts of the movie have been re-ordered in certain places. Overall, the production quality seems like something that was meant premiere on Netflix or direct-to-DVD. Given the talent of Knoxville and Judge involved, Action Point should have been a lot stronger. Fans of "Jackass" and Knoxville's wild stunts should enjoy this as a rental, but there's nothing here that warrants anything beyond one viewing. The film was a complete flop at the box office, and it's not hard to see why. Whatever effort Knoxville and director Kirkby put towards making this a decent comedy just doesn't appear onscreen. This is the type of flick that was designed to be watched on the couch with friends and low expectations. 5/10
deanfeist Not good at all! Even the blooper roll at the end of the movie was just nut shots and wedgies. Knoxville is better than this. Too bad he produced it. I saw two guys ask for their money back after 10 minutes.
Hellmant 'ACTION POINT': Two and a Half Stars (Out of Five)A 'JACKASS' comedy film starring Johnny Knoxville and Chris Pontius. The movie features the usual stunts and pranks, all connected by a story based on the notorious New Jersey theme park 'Action Park'. It was directed by Tim Kirkby, and it was written by Knoxville, John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky, Derek Freda and Mike Judge. The film is a bomb at the Box Office, and it's gotten mostly negative reviews from critics too. I found it to be mostly a bore as well. Through flashbacks told to his grandson, D.C. (Knoxville) explains how he once owned a successful New Jersey them park, called Action Park. The park was famous for having dangerous rides, ran by inexperienced delinquent teenagers. D.C. and his crew did everything they could to keep the park running, even when it faced stiff competition from a giant evil corporation theme park. In the process D.C. also bonded with his estranged teenage daughter Boogie (Eleanor Worthington-Cox). I like Knoxville, Pontius and the other 'JACKASS' movies, but this film just isn't funny. I do appreciate it's attempt to recreate the 80's style youth theme park movies of yesteryear though, and in that way it is nostalgic. That's the only thing the film really has going for it though. Other than that it's just a bore, sadly. The other person in the theater I saw it at even walked out half way before the movie was over!