Ready to Rumble

There is nothing funnier than seeing a guy get kicked in the nuts....or so Steven Brill and Brian Robbins would have you believe. This being said, READY TO RUMBLE manages to be a funny film if you happen to enjoy toilet humor...and I do mean toilet humor.....wrestling and people getting kicked in the nuts. The plot, and yes...there is one, revolves around two slackers as portrayed by David Arquette and Scott Caan who set out on a quest to help Jimmy King (Oliver Platt) get his "stolen" title back. Beleive it or not, this story plays out well and the entire crew involved manage to weave in lessons of redemption and morality all in a myriad of people getting kicked in the nuts! Martin Landau all but walks away with the flick via his presentation of Sal Bandini, a retired wrestling who is to train Jimmy King for his upcoming "death match". Joe Pantoliano does an excellent job as the crooked promoter and Rose McGowan manages to grab a few laughs herself. Yet, the real talent on display here is the WCW roster of wrestlers. The whole project was a cross promotion and many great wrestlers are to be found here from Goldberg to Sting to Diamond Dallas Page. Also featured are the sadly departed Bam Bam Bigelow and Curt Hennig who back in his Mr. Perfect days wiped me out in a poker game costing me a few hundred bucks! All in all, good nonsensical fun for those inclined to such things....like people getting kicked in the nuts. Be sure to watch the end credits to see Platt flub a move a punch Macho Man Randy Savage in the face....oh....and more nut kicking.