Sometimes you have to grade on a curve.

Rating: 7/10 (1 June 2004)

You can't grade all movies on the same scale. Let's face it, Adam Sandler films will never compare with any of the classics in film but then again they were not made to.
Even in this film his standard formula is starting to wear thin. Goofus is a loser, Goofus has a gift, Goofus becomes a winner, Goofus gets the girl. Adam has done it before in Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison...etc. and he will do it again in Little Nicky, Mr. Deeds, Big Daddy.
All in all this is far from one of his best films and far from one of his worst. You could do far worse at the video store than picking up this film, which I did find funny. If you liked any of the films mentioned in the paragraph above then you will like this one as it basically the same movie.
The high point in the film are Kathy Bates as the over protective mother. My favorite high point is Fairuza Balk as Vicki Vallencourt. I look forward to seeing more of her in the future.