great idea for a movie, wasted effort

Rating: 5/10 (14 July 2006)

I made the mistake of seeing this with my 12 year old daughter because the trailer was so good. This was a great idea for a movie with some good scenes, but the low life humor was embarrassing for both of us, and it was way overdone. I was surprised that Kavner, Winkler, and JE Jones would lend themselves to this quality of film. Sandler is too talented, but I guess this is where his audience is. This follows the pattern of his movies, but I just wish he would take the high road and let us see what he can do. It's the difference between a quality George Carlin routine and Cheech and Chong. I mean come on, dogs humped stuffed animals all the way through the movie, and farting in someone's face when they can't do anything about it is 3rd grade. The interesting thing about it is that my 12 year old felt exactly the same way, which I now consider her maturity level above Sandler's.