A Football Superstar Waiting to be Unleashed

Rating: 5/10 (5 October 2018)

"Bobby Boucher" (Adam Sandler) is a nice, young man who has had the misfortune of being without a father since the moment he was born and also having a domineering mother known simply as "Mama Boucher" (Kathy Bates) who won't let him do anything without her approval. He is also rather naïve and dim-witted as well and it's because of this that he is content to serve as the waterboy for a team that not only doesn't appreciate him--but bullies him at every opportunity. Then one day, because he is the team's scapegoat, he is fired by the vicious and mean-spirited coach named "Red Beaulieu" (Jerry Reed) fires him for no reason. So with nothing else to lose Bobby decides to seek employment at another nearby college. To his surprise, he is eagerly accepted by "Coach Klein" (Henry Winkler) who is only too glad to have somebody help his rather beleaguered team any way they can. And not long afterward Coach Klein discovers that underneath the mild-mannered and fragile exterior of his waterboy lies a football superstar waiting to be unleashed upon the sports world. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a cute comedy which featured some good performances by all of the aforementioned actors. Unfortunately, it also had a few scenes which lacked both humor and taste and this caused the film to seem somewhat uneven. Be that as it may, it was still entertaining for the most part and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Average.