If you're a mature young adult and driven to be successful, this movie is a must see!

Rating: 10/10 (25 November 2006)

After reading some of the reviews here, I actually registered on IMDb just so I could address some of the crap people are saying bout this movie.
Some people are saying it's not funny and they're not American. Not living in our culture every day, my guess is that a lot of the jokes went right over their heads. This is obviously not the movie's fault!
Those offended by the unnecessary "raunchy" humor need to wake the f--- up. If you were ignorant enough to go see an Adam Sandler movie and expect a wholesome family movie, you deserved to see a stuffed duck's butt-hole get ripped open. To the parents who took their young children to a PG-13 movie with Adam Sandler, you deserve to explain why that duck's butt-hole was ripped open! There are plenty of wholesome family movies already out there...this movie was made for the younger adult crowd and being a younger adult (29) I'm glad they made it exactly the way they did.
I think it's ridiculous how anyone could bag on the acting. For one, it's supposed to be a "cute comedy", not Oscar material. Secondly, I think the acting was actually quite good for a movie of this genre. For example, it was almost creepy how much the guy playing the grown-up version of Sandler's son reminded me of Sandler...the way he talked, facial expressions, etc. For a second, I almost thought it might be Sandler in makeup.
The people saying it's a dumb story or too serious/not realistic are either not human or they're simply not mature enough to get the point, period.
In addition to there being tons of humor for everyone, there are lots of little "inside jokes" for long-time Sandler fans, which I think is a nice bonus.
Bottom line......
For the 25 and older crowd who've been out of college long enough to understand what a rat race that life can be, this movie WILL make you think. However, if you're also driven to be successful and have a family you care about, this story hits especially hard...hard enough that it will make you cry and maybe even change the way you live your life.
That said, if you also happen to like Adam Sandler and his brand of humor, this movie could be one of your favorite movies of all time.