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"Bad Grandpa" isn't as sustained a piece of work as the earlier "Jackass" pics, and it can even seem tame in light of the more outrageous bits in "Borat" and "Bruno" -- perhaps a sign that Knoxville et al. are ever so slightly maturing. Too much of the film gets bogged down in Irving making lewd passes at uninterested younger women (and one possibly interested drive-thru attendant), but even at its low ebb, the movie effuses an infectious, mischief-making joy. After spending most of the movie as the relative straight man, Nicoll proves himself every bit as fearless as his battle-scarred mentor during a drag-kiddie-pageant finale that's like tobacco juice in the eye of "Little Miss Sunshine." "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa," a Paramount release presented with MTV Films, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "strong crude and sexual content throughout, language, some graphic nudity and brief drug use." Running time: 91 minutes. ___ MPAA rating definition for R: Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. ___ Online: http://variety.com/t/jackass-presents-bad-grandpa/
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