‘Jackass: Best and Last’ Review: The Boys Are Still the Same, But in an Entertaining and Softly Nostalgic Farewell
According to the CinemaDrame News Agency, Sophie Harrison wrote in an exclusive review for CinemaDrame’s international section:
Who would have thought that in 2026, when we are all older and more weary, we would be sitting down to watch a brand-new Jackass film? Back in 2002, when the franchise first hit the big screen, no one was betting on Johnny Knoxville even surviving past the age of 30—let alone predicting that decades later, he would still be putting himself in the path of raging bulls and extreme physical peril just to make people laugh. This is precisely what gives the crew’s sixth and officially final installment, Jackass: Best and Last, its infectious charm: the cast’s own ongoing, joyful disbelief that they are still making a living doing this, and that we are still tuning in to watch.
The film effectively operates as a blend of ultimate legacy highlights (a greatest hits compilation) paired with newly uncovered, never-before-seen footage. There is something poignant, bittersweet, and strangely affecting about seeing these middle-aged male bodies weathering the accumulated damage of their bizarre profession, standing alongside faded tattoos that arguably looked funnier a quarter of a century ago.
Yet, it would be a mistake to over-intellectualize or get too sentimental about a movie where a grown man named Poopies attempts to walk a balance beam while hooked up to a shock collar. The pranks remain rooted in physical pain, humiliation, and deep camaraderie. Were it not for Knoxville’s shock of white hair and the visible wrinkles of time, it would be difficult to date exactly when some of these stunts were filmed.
The film’s most brilliant highlights, however, belong to the archival vaults. A 2002 hidden-camera classic, featuring Knoxville camouflaged on a golf course and disrupting players with an air horn, serves as a great reminder that the troupe’s comedy wasn’t always dependent on severe bodily harm—sometimes the simplest setups yielded the biggest laughs. In a modern landscape saturated with cheap TikTok imitations, legacy masterpieces like the high-voltage corridor stunt from 2010’s Jackass 3D stand out for their genuine bravery and craftsmanship. Furthermore, guest appearances by actors like Paul Walter Hauser in the newer segments help maintain a fresh and lively dynamic.
At 55, Knoxville occasionally lets a tone of genuine nostalgia slip into his commentary, fully aware that this is their final ride together. But what ultimately elevates and redeems this endless parade of stupidity is the palpable love the cast has for the craft and for one another. You leave the theater fully believing that they are going to truly miss this madness—and that is more than enough to make us miss them, too.
