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6 January 2011 2:15 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

It aspires to Borat and Jackass, but this contest for money is just crass bad taste, and humourless with it, writes Peter Bradshaw

There is – possibly – a grisly fascination in seeing Gary Coleman in his last-ever role, sending himself up in this dismal grossout-prankster film, pinched partly from Borat and Jackass, with a premise taken from the 1951 British comedy Laughter in Paradise. The idea is that a deceased porn star who is of, ahem, restricted growth declares in his will that he will leave his millions to those of his family and fellow vertically challenged buddies and colleagues who can compete in horrible events in full view of the unsuspecting public. The star is of course Coleman, who isn't used very much. It has neither the comic invention of Borat nor the genuine daredevil likability of the Jackass crew. Just depressing.

Rating: 1/5

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