A cheap prostitute dressed in fancy clothes

Rating: 1/10 (12 June 2005)

What a waste of perfectly good film! How Adam Sandler continues to get funding for his projects is beyond me. Extremely poor, story and character development, lousy casting and predictable ending (and I don't mean by who won).
This movie was no homage. It was nothing more than a cheap prostitute dressed in fancy clothes. A remake of the classic, edgy, well-developed, dramatic original, that was laced with intelligent humor and good acting. I couldn't believe the crap they were trying to sell the audience.
To start with, the poor choice of location for the prison. In the New Mexico dessert? 'C'mon.' Didn't I see a ghost town tour bus in the background? And what's with the century old prison with 2-year-old, apparent, freshly planted trees? And what's with the movie's southern undertones; like the warden's completely out of place Colonel Sander's sidekick, and the guards who are referred to as "Rednecks?" Are we in the South or the West? Give me a break guys. Totally ridiculous. Oh, and how about the stadium where they play this Superbowl in? Glad ESPN was there to cover the game to give it that... oh so authentic feel.
Hey Burt! You were great in the first one, but you should have said, "thanks but no thanks," to the this one. The constant look on your face of... Oh God I wish they weren't destroying my great movie, but I really need this paycheck, was painful to watch; Not to mention, the I wish I was in my twenties again look. I really felt for ya' buddy.
Also, 'gotta' love the uniforms stitched with each player's name on the back. In the original, Caretaker stole the guards' old uniforms. Where did they get these from, Vince McMahon's disbanded football league (I can't remember the league's forgettable name)? I kept looking for, "He Hate Me."
Sorry, but this movie was so contrived and totally stupid. Moreover, it really sucked!