Daltry | Calhoun

Reviewers generally found the film to be a tonal mismatch, struggling to balance its "wacky" Southern character comedy with more somber dramatic elements.

The 2005 film Daltry Calhoun follows a Southern entrepreneur (Johnny Knoxville) whose life in Tennessee is upended when his teenage daughter suddenly appears just as his turf-grass business begins to fail. Daltry Calhoun

: His performance as Daltry—a "deadbeat" turned businessman with a permanent grin—was seen as a departure from his Jackass persona, though not entirely successful in carrying the film's dramatic weight. Reviewers generally found the film to be a