How do you make a fictional movie about a sport that admits to being fake and
expect anyone to give a damn? The answer, as the makers of Ready To
Rumble figured out, is to concentrate on the real aspects of pro wrestling:
the fans and the business end. When righteous World Championship Wrestling
champ Jimmy King (Oliver Platt) has his belt taken away by the ruthless and
greedy WCW owner (Vince McMahon-inspired, no doubt), two rabid fans and
perpetual adolescents (David Arquette and Scott Caan (James's son) decide to go
to the mat for King. What they don't bargain on is that in real life King is
not royalty.
Caan, who looks like every arrogant frat boy, is all wrong for his part, but
Arquette has the Dumb and Dumber thing down pat. Director Brian Robbins
(who gave us the underappreciated Good Burger) doesn't overdo the
joyless pratfalls that take up so much of today's dumb comedies -- instead he
leaves them to the humorous slo-mo-heavy wrestling scenes. And though the film
overall is not very funny, you can tell that Robbins at least tried to come up
with some original absurd moments. So, at the risk of having my name and the
following quote plastered atop every newspaper ad for this movie, let me state:
"Ready To Rumble could have been a lot worse."
--Mark Bazer
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