Forrest Gumpian paradigm meets Adam Sandler

Rating: 7/10 (1 July 2002)

While Forrest Gump was beautiful and powerful, this film proved to take on the opposite spectrum with a mentally ill character. Sure, a lot of the humor is bathroom-type and vulgar, the whole zero-to-hero concept is really taken on in a humorous way. No matter how many times I have watched this movie, I still laugh at the jokes. Lawrence Taylor's cameo couldn't have come at a funnier time, especially coming off his cocaine possession charges. While I did find it odd that Kathy Bates and Henry Winkler were in this film, they both filled the roles rather nicely. One of my favorite football movies, with plenty of laughs for everyone.