Fun overall, nothing special

Rating: 6/10 (30 June 2005)

I must say that this film is funny, even though I was reluctant to watch it. The reason for me being reluctant to watch it is that the typical comedy by Adam Sandler features him being a total jerk and then yelling uncontrollably which makes the audience laugh incredibly hard.
I'm not saying he doesn't do other things in his films, but generally that's the impression I get, and it could be funny, but the problem is that it gets played out over time. I'm not here to comment on Adam Sandler though, there's other people like Chris Rock, Nelly, etc. etc.
So back from digressing, the film is about a football game between the prison guards and the prisoners. That's the basics, and while this is not generally funny, it manages. It is incredibly funny at times with little shocking things twists and turns that generally are needed within comedies.
I suppose I can say that this film went nowhere really. There's no overall moral (well there is one, but it's not strong enough to even be remembered). The jokes are not intelligent, and I generally wouldn't recommend this movie if you do like intelligent comedy.
The movie was fun to watch, but it was nothing special or innovative.