Sandler stars as a crude N.Y.C. slacker who's too lazy to do anything with his life even though he's a law school graduate and his father is a prominent Florida attorney. A kid shows up at his doorstep one day and he adopts him as a desperate ploy to win back his demanding girlfriend, that is until both of them unexpectedly develop a mutual bond. Undeniably silly, but very funny comedy is very likely to offend some with its immature, atypical parenting style, but it's well-cast and overflowing with Sandler-esque gags. Buscemi and Schneider have amusing supporting roles as a philosophical bum and a witless delivery man, and the film's climax is hilarious. **½
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