The Longest Yard

Rating: 5/10 (12 November 2008)

From director Peter Segal (Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, Anger Management) comes this remake to the 1974 film. Basically Paul 'Wrecking' Crewe (Adam Sandler, also producing) was once a very popular football superstar, but he has gone down hill, and ends up being imprisoned for drink driving. Not long after settling in, and making a friend with the prisoner known as the Caretaker (Chris Rock), duplicitous prison official Warden Hazen (Babe's James Cromwell), well aware of Crewe's athletic skills, tells him to prepare a team of players for a football game, prisoners vs. guards. As well as Caretaker, Crewe gets help from legendary Coach Nate Scarborough (Razzie nominated Burt Reynolds), and Crewe is promising a very interesting game, even if training is starting off rough, they do improve, don't worry. So training is complete, and it comes to the big game, and even without Caretaker, who suddenly dies, they are a strong team, and even with Crewe facing the possibility of going back to jail, he is not going to let the guards beat his team. Also starring rapper Nelly as Megget, Prison Break's William Fichtner as Captain Knauer, Michael Irvin as Deacon Moss, Commando's David Patrick Kelly as Unger, Bill Romanowski as Guard Lambert, Bill Goldberg as Battle, Walter Williamson as Errol Dandridge, Reservoir Dogs' Edward Bunker as Skitchy Rivers, White Chicks' Terry Crews as Cheeseburger Eddy, 30 Rock's Tracy Morgan as Ms. Tucker, Kevin Nash as Guard Engleheart, Rob Schneider as Punky and Courteney Cox Arquette as Lena. I would need to see the original film to compare it, but even without seeing it, it isn't a bad film at all, there are some good small giggly moments. Worth watching!