This is not the Sandler film you'll want for "stupid jokes." Compared to other Sandler classics like "The Wedding Singer," "Happy Gilmore" and "Mr. Deeds," this film leans towards the drama genre. I noticed this at the beginning of the film, and didn't at all mind (I don't mean to come across as someone who dislikes drama - I'm a huge Ingmar Bergman fan), but this movie just didn't keep me interested throughout, though the first half of the film had me wide awake - at some point after that I thought to myself "hey, didn't I already watch this scene...?" In the movie Sandler is married to an always stressed and hysteric wife who, though unemployed, has to hire a (Spanish) house keeper. The house keeper can't speak a word English, and so, through all the translation by the house keepers daughter, a "Spanglish" language is born (well, kinda). There aren't any "HAA HAA highlights" (no scenes you could watch over and over again,) but the idea for the movie (unlike the abrupt and surprisingly STUPID ending) is really good. I don't want to give anything away, but the moral speech and "big decision" that is made at the very end of the film surprised me and others who watched it. Nobody seemed to understand or appreciate the 180 degree turn the movie suddenly took at the last 30 seconds... ...a good idea for a movie, but it could be re-done better with a few changes. Also - the directing is kinda chilly. You never really sink in and feel cozy during the film - I felt like I was standing outside watching this film through a window (but perhaps that's what they wanted).
Review of Spanglish
