Jackass 4.5 (2022)
★★ — Jackass 4.5 (2022)
Jackass 4.5 is a companion piece to Jackass Forever (2022), released directly to Netflix roughly three months after that theatrical film, and follows the long-running franchise formula of pairing outtakes and extended cuts with behind-the-scenes footage from the main production. Jeff Tremaine, who has directed every Jackass feature since the original in 2002, assembled the cut from material that didn't make the theatrical edit, a model the crew had used previously with Jackass 3.5 back in 2011. Forever itself was positioned as a farewell outing for the original cast, some of whom are now well into their forties and fifties, and that context gives the supplementary footage an elegiac quality that the main film also carried. The arrangement with Netflix rather than a theatrical release kept costs and risks minimal for Paramount.
Jackass 4.5 is more of the same if you’re already on board. Slo-mo shots of grown men getting kicked in the junk, glued to walls, and flinging themselves off trampolines like human projectiles. The stunt commitment is still there, the camaraderie feels real, and some of the gags land with that old-school, “I can’t believe they did that” shock. But honestly? The magic’s fading. The new cast members just don’t have the same energy, and I can’t get past the fact that there’s a guy named Poopies now. And don’t get me started on Jasper’s dad showing up like he’s a core member of the crew. It’s sweet, maybe, that Johnny Knoxville’s still bringing people he loves into the madness, but it doesn’t make it funnier. It just makes it feel more like a family BBQ filmed with a GoPro. The old gang (Steve-O, Wee Man, Chris Pontius) still bring the pain, but the balance has shifted from reckless chaos to nostalgic clip show with extra padding. It’s not the worst thing, but it’s not Jackass either. It’s tired, a bit desperate, and lacking the raw, dangerous edge that made the originals so thrilling. Worth a chuckle if you’re already a fan, but mostly just sad, bruised men chasing a high they already peaked on 20 years ago.
Rating: ★★ | Year: 2022 | Watched: 2025-09-07
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