Even Adam Sandler is a better QB than Sean Salisbury

Rating: 7/10 (17 September 2006)

Never saw the original. But this remake with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock is entertaining enough to keep you enthralled. Sandler, of course, is a has-been quarterback who gets thrown in jail after leading police on a high-speed chase and being a little too cocky for his own good. Now he has to quarterback the prison team to victory over the guards. Probably one of the more entertaining things about this movie is that you watch all the ESPN lackeys and they're just as laughably pathetic as they are every Sunday in the fall. Michael Irvin acts like he still plays for the Cowboys dynasty and Sean Salisbury continues his "I've got a know-it-all analyst gig at ESPN even though I was a journeyman NFL quarterback" shtick. There are a few twists to keep you interested. As a football fan who's never really been too into football movies, this one is probably one of the better ones.