Knucklehead is a movie that far exceeds it's script, and either rushed or just bad editing. It does this thanks to the really strong cast and the amazing physical comedy of The Big Show, that really could of died an awful death in the hands on someone like....Kevin James?
The story is simple, a giant, 35 year old orphan in need of money to help save his orphanage, hooks up with a boxing promoter, deep in debt, who desperately needs a fighter to compete in a $100,000 no holds barred tournament.
Big Show is of course the key to the whole movie and he delivers in spades. His facials and ability to portray a man child are pretty damn exquisite. The thing that really struck me was his physical comedy. Whether it's hitting his head or pooping he plays his scenes both broad and human, a pretty hard thing to do. You laugh and feel bad for him at the same time. He brings the character to life in a big way.
Melora Harden is absolutely delicious playing a former wild girl who now works at the Orphanage and accompanies Big Show and the promoter on their trip to New Orleans in order to watch and take care of Big Show. Again, she elevates the character far beyond what it deserves. She has an understated sexiness that helps every scene she's in stand out. Fuck, she even dons a slinky red dress near the end of the movie that even I was blown away by. Just a real awesome take on a character that doesn't really have a lot to do but I'll be damned if she doesn't brighten all her scenes.
The dude from whatever USA show he's in is solid enough but nowhere near the level of the other two actors. He doesn't detract though, so that's something.
The movies shortcomings are it's sappy Lifetime like story, which would have seem contrived in 1988, let alone now. The movie also feels edited badly or rushed, as I said earlier. Scenes sort of end flat and some punchlines fall flat because of this. The movies final scene especially seems as if they had 2 minutes to shoot it, did one take and went home.
Someone needs to make a movie where Micheal Richards is a KKK leader who has a change of heart and he and his giant, dunder headed nephew played by Big Show go on the run from enraged klansmen and just spend 90 minutes doing broad physical comedy.
Ok, so yeah. It's pretty much all walking into things and fart jokes but Big Show makes it work in glorious fashion. He and Harden make this an above average farce through sheer willpower.
Don't be a Knucklehead, see this movie and have a good time.
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