Adam Sandler can be funny without being disgusting!

Rating: 6/10 (5 September 2000)

This is my first Adam Sandler movie, and I was pleasantly surprised. Expecting atrocious language and gratuitous sexual remarks, instead the movie focused on a shy young man who finally breaks free of the verbal and physical abuse the bullies of the world have heaped on him all his life.
There are some hilariously crazy bits, such as when Kathy Bates who plays Sandler's mother in the film, when asked what is for desert for a meal she has cooked, hears the sound of a small animal striking the bug zapper outside and responds, "Squirrel."
If you've ever been the runt of the class, picked on mercilessly, and wanted to fight back but didn't know how, you'll cheer Sandler's character on as he finally stands up for himself. If you've ever been the bully in that same situation, shame on you! "Mama says" you shouldn't be a bully.
The storyline is uplifting, Sandler's lisp and speech patterns are wonderful, and the cast overall does a great job. It looks as if everyone on the movie was just plain having fun.
Let's see -- virtually no language, minimal sophomoric humor, genuinely funny writing, no sex (even the sexual humor is kept relatively minimal) drive the PG-13 rating. (Personally, this one could have gotten a PG rating in my book, and I'm pretty harsh on ratings.) This is a good show that just about everyone can enjoy and escape into as a small piece of "mind candy." No serious thinking allowed!