MTV's jackasses go for broke
Let's get something straight before we do anything else: "Jackass: The Movie" isn't a narrative film. In fact, while it might be its most suitable categorization, to call it a documentary is even a stretch. Quite simply, "Jackass: The Movie" is just an 80-minute version of its parent MTV show or, more precisely, a version of the show that follows only in its format, theme and cast. You see, the insane stuntmen man-boy jackasses knew what medium they were dealing with this time, and in what they refer to as the grand finale of their now-cancelled TV show, they pull out all the stops, let it all hang out (often quite literally) and subsequently leave the audience somewhere between stunned nausea and tearful hysteria.
