Good Film to Watch on a Transcontinental Flight (Z-z-z-z-z)

Rating: 1/10 (21 October 2005)

My son rented this DVD. I like Adam Sandler and I remembered enjoying the original 1974 title starring Burt Reynolds, so I was looking forward to seeing the remake. Unfortunately, besides miscasting Sandler as a pro football quarterback (I was subconsciously waiting for him to come onto the football field driving his lawnmower from "The Waterboy"), the film is little more than a melange of one-liners and lame racial jokes. The story never builds any serious tension and the actors look lost. Yes, Courteny Cox' breasts were nice in the opening scene, but even they couldn't carry this dog. This film insults its audience - there were so many inaccuracies and unlikely scenarios that I lost my ability to suspend disbelief. I hope Adam Sandler gets better roles in the future.