“Jackass: Best and Last” reviewed as franchise’s last outing, marking the end of Johnny Knoxville’s gross-out era

A new film review by The Guardian on June 25, 2026, characterizes “Jackass: Best and Last” as the franchise’s final outing. The review says the movie is positioned as a last, funny farewell for Johnny Knoxville and his stunt-hungry crew, and it treats the film as a sendoff that may resemble a “greatest hits reel,” while still containing enough jokes to justify revisiting the series.

The Guardian’s piece ties the film’s status to the Jackass brand that began as a three-season MTV comedy-stunt program before evolving into a periodic film series. The review describes the show and films as a long-running format built around shock humor and daring stunts, including gross-out bits that rely on physical, deliberately uncomfortable scenarios.

In its assessment, the review suggests that viewers expecting a straightforward recap may find more than only nostalgia. While the film is presented as an ending, The Guardian says there is sustained humor and enough of the franchise’s trademark risk-taking-and-reaction format to keep the movie from feeling purely like a retrospective.

The Guardian also notes that the Jackass name is associated with boundary-pushing content that includes extended, bodily-probing shock routines “in the name of shock laughs.” The review uses this history to explain why the film’s end matters to fans who have followed the franchise’s specific style of comedy.

As a culture release, the film arrives with built-in audience expectations shaped by the franchise’s earlier television and cinema runs. The Guardian’s review indicates that even if the movie leans on familiar territory, it is still offered as a purposeful final chapter rather than an ordinary follow-up.

What happens next for audiences is primarily about availability and viewing decisions, since the review does not indicate changes to distribution terms. Viewers who want the franchise’s finale are directed by the framing of “last outing” to treat the film as a concluding entry in the Knoxville-led stunt-comedy arc.

Because this reporting is based on a single published review, details about the film’s scenes, production timeline, ratings, or any official statement about the “final” label are not independently confirmed here. Readers looking for those specifics would need to consult the film’s distributor or the creators’ official release materials.