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[Whiskey Tango]

The Verge calls it "a middle finger aimed right at the audience." Ouch

This describes Sandler's career for a good long while now.

 

[I Am The Knight]

Damn. I had some hope for this.

 

[Immortalfire]

I wanted to see this for purely retro reasons, but now I'm not so sure.

 

[TheVileOne]

Even I was hoping for a lot more, but the movie continually let me down. It was like they weren't even trying.

I feel like in the hands of more clever filmmakers, this could've been a brilliant and fun movie.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

Even I was hoping for a lot more, but the movie continually let me down. It was like they weren't even trying.

I feel like in the hands of more clever filmmakers, this could've been a brilliant and fun movie.

It stars Adam Sandler, of course it's not trying. When was the last time he made a halfway decent movie, it's probably been at least a decade.

 

[MadVillainy]

Im surprised people are acting surprised that this is getting bad reviews.

I mean really?

It stars Adam Sandler, of course it's not trying. When was the last time he made a halfway decent movie, it's probably been at least a decade.

The last movie I enjoyed by me was Reign Over Me in 07. And I only saw that once and don't really have much desire to rewatch it.

The last movie I liked and would own/rewatch is Click. I actually thought it was really good.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

Whoever wrote the consensus review on Rottentomatoes is funny.

 

[SomeOldGuy]

Whoever wrote the consensus review on Rottentomatoes is funny.

Damn, you're right, that's cold...

(Down to 10%, too.)

 

[Leenie]

I can't say I'm surprised with the reviews (it's a Happy Madison production, after all), but the disappointment is still setting in.

I was really hoping, despite all odds, that this movie would turn out to be a lot of fun. I love the concept. People are totally right when they say that in better hands, this movie could have been really good.

And people are also right about this: Adam Sandler doesn't even try anymore. It's a shame, because the dude can be talented when he wants to be. The only movie of his that I've enjoyed in recent years was Hotel Transylvania (which I thought was really cute and harmless).

 

[Lighthouse]

Man....Moviebob went asbolutely ape**** at this movie.

 

[Leenie]

Man....Moviebob went asbolutely ape**** at this movie.

I just watched his review. DAMN.

 

[Jason Kane]

MovieBob showed no mercy, man

 

[Whiskey Tango]

The last movie I liked and would own/rewatch is Click. I actually thought it was really good.

Yeah Click was the last one I liked too.

And people are also right about this: Adam Sandler doesn't even try anymore.

You should watch Red Letter Media's review of Jack & Jill. The entire piece is one long skewering of Happy Madison as a moneymaking scam put together so Sandler (and his buddies) can all cash in.

 

[CapedCrusader14]

That review as absolutely brutal. Completely shredded this piece of ****.

 

[I Am The Knight]

It stars Adam Sandler, of course it's not trying. When was the last time he made a halfway decent movie, it's probably been at least a decade.

He was the lead in Funny People in 2009.

 

[TheVileOne]

Eh, the movie wasn't THAT bad.

 

[samsnee]

You never know.It might actually be a good movie.

This was written 4 years ago. And yet, here we are.

I think I'll just rewatch the Futurama episode that has the exact same plot instead.

 

[ThePhantasm]

That review as absolutely brutal. Completely shredded this piece of ****.

meh, the review was just a lot of cursing and bad metaphors

it didn't go into a lot of detail about the film itself (which I'm not planning to go see, I have no doubt that its bad)

not really a brutal review if its just an ad hominem attack with few substantive critiques

 

[TheVileOne]

It was funny at times, but it was really just an overly long rant than a critique. Not to mention movie bob liked Michael Pena in Ant-Man, so I clearly don't agree with him on everything.

And no, I wasn't expecting this movie to be great, but I thought the concept was fun. There was a time where I thought Adam Sandler was a great must see performer. I always hope he could make a good movie again. This wasn't it but whatever.

 

[Slick]

So I guess it's gonna be southpaw

 

[CapedCrusader14]

meh, the review was just a lot of cursing and bad metaphors

it didn't go into a lot of detail about the film itself (which I'm not planning to go see, I have no doubt that its bad)

not really a brutal review if its just an ad hominem attack with few substantive critiques

True that I can agree. I think the thing that stood out to me was the "trophy" reward. Good god we are in 2015 and that's what they thought would be a good idea? I shouldn't try applying logic to Sandler movies.

 

[danoyse]

Ugh, I was looking forward to this one. Sad to hear it sounds like it’s just another crappy Adam Sandler movie.

 

[Voltron]

I guess I'm better off rewatching the Futurama episode this was based on or ripped off from or inspired from.

 

[Lord]

Guess this isn't going to be Chris Columbus's return to form

 

[terry78]

Still gotta see it for the spectacle. I know some have said you gotta sit through minutes of Happy Madison-esque dialogue to get to the good stuff, but I'll risk it.