What a terrible remake!

Rating: 1/10 (4 June 2005)

I give this 1 star out of 10.
The original Longest Yard with Burt Reynolds had grit, interesting characters, good dialogue, good acting, and a overall good chemistry between the actors to create a very good movie. This remake is 180 degrees from what I just stated above. This is a slapstick and totally unfunny remake of the 1970's classic.
The reason why I hate this movie is first, Chris Rock is totally unbelievable as the prison inmate who is supposed to be respected by all because he can you get things, however, all he does is just do his stupid one dimensional stand up in this movie. He just sucks in movies. He should just stick with voice-over work in animation where we don't have to see him.
Second, the actor who played the evil warden was unbelievable as the menacing villain in this movie. That is not to say that I don't like this actor. He is good but just not convincing as the evil warden. In the original, the warden was played by the actor from Green Acres TV series and he played it very well. You really believed that the warden was certifiable psycho who was bent on winning at all cost.
Third, the supporting prison inmates were not funny, and on top of that, most could not act.
Fourth, it was annoying to see Courtney Cox playing the spurned lover of Adam Sandler in this movie. I do not like any movie that has any of the Friends cast in it. Those actors and actresses have had their moment of fame, and it is now time for them to disappear.
Fifth, Adam Sandler does a very poor job of portraying the main character Crewe. In the original, Burt Reynolds brought a great dimension to the original character by showing the nuances of this burned out football player. Here, Sandler just plays his part in a stilted manner and he almost seem like he does not want to play this part nor be part of this movie at all.
If you put all this factors together, you get one big pile of CRAP! Now, what I am saying is not to see this movie, but rather, it is not necessary to go out and purposely see this movie in a movie theater unless you can see at a substantial discount; meaning, for no more than two dollars. Just wait for it on DVD.