Not one of the best sandler flicks

Rating: 3/10 (1 January 2007)

As i wrote in other post (40 year old virgin) certain comedies are just not selling right now. Adam Sandler comedy right now is more miss than hit due to its lack of new comedic elements in his movies. This movie was hard to predict. It seemed like a comedy in the beginning but toward the end it left you with more of a drama than a comedy. Sure, sandler tried to throw some comedic elements throughout the movie, but as the movie progressed, it's pretty apparent that the comedy just ran dry. Another problem is the movie just was too serious towards the end. Sandler didn't learn from his previous experience of making the longest yard that the problem of having a tragic event happen or too much drama completely changes the mood of the movie. Even throughout the movie, not all the jokes left you on the floor laughing. Sandler's constant characters of being a jerk, loud mouth are getting pretty old. Kate Beckinsale was OK, she had somewhat of a role but not enough to really show her talent (why she signed on, i don't know). It's hard to believe that a all star cast (most of the characters were from his other films) could do a miss job like this. It was pretty predictable toward the end of the movie that he would "wake up" back at square 1 to get that classic Hollywood ending. If you want to really laugh and see something original, watch wedding crashers or the vince vaugn, ben stiller, owen Wilson comedy. Otherwise, check the reviews and other comments before watching anymore Adam Sandler, Jim Carrey, Jack black movies.