Sandler's best, but that doesn't say much

Rating: 4/10 (7 February 1999)

From the start, I have to say I hate Adam Sandler (except for his decent supporting performance in AIRHEADS), but some friends of mine convinced me it was actually good, so I rented it. If I were the type of person who stopped speaking to friends because of their taste in movies, this movie would rank there. As a satire on the 80's, this is not bad (if the intent is to have those of us who lived through it say, "That was us?!?", it suceeded), but the rest of it is bad. Sandler's more restrained than usual, but he still gets obnoxious. Barrymore seems to be condescending to her character, and most of the acting and writing is of the "gee-whiz" school of drama. The soundtrack is good, but the movie wasn't.