Some things can't be remade

Rating: 3/10 (29 May 2005)

I really wanted to like this movie. Oh, it made me laugh, sometimes in the wrong places. But when it was over, I went home and played the original. These movies may have been the same basic scripts, but that's it. Oh, Adam Sandler's fine, Chris Rock is fine, everything is basically fine(except for the entire ESPN group and Jim Rome, gimme a break). But there's no grit, little energy, and it's basically a slapstick comedy with not very well developed characters. Like I said. . .I really wanted to like it. And I didn't hate it. But I didn't come out saying, "Great movie." I came out disappointed. Adam Sandler didn't make me laugh like Burt did in the original; James Cromwell was wasted as the warden; and Chris Rock seemed like he was just reciting his stand up act. Michael Irvin was a pleasant surprise, like LT was in Any Given Sunday. But all in all, this seems like a pretty easily forgotten movie.