Mildly funny remake of a very old plot

Rating: 3/10 (29 September 2001)

Not much to say about this one. A few yucks, but I have to defer to Roger Ebert here: the plot is as old as the hills, and they filmed a zillion of these silly stories in the 1930's onward, but back then they seemed to realize they WERE silly, and had fun with them. Now they take it so seriously, which makes you groan "Oh come on". Adam Sandler mumbles a lot, there are some very one-dimensional characterizations, some vaguely interesting characters whose roles go absolutely nowhere, and a plot that you can peg in the first 5-10 minutes of the film. This would all be forgiveable if the thing were really funny, but there are only a couple of good laughs. Drew Barrymore is an excellent actress, but her talents are wasted in this one. There are funnier films to rent, so keep looking.