I'm usually a harsh critic of movies, and I rarely disagree with a 29% on Rottentomatoes and 44 on Metacritic, but I think they totally missed the boat on this movie.
This movie had heart, some humor, and good writing. The only objection I might have is a lot of sexual humor that some might find objectionable for the kids they took to it.
Sandler is very likable. The movie has an edge, and it's funny.
Even has a moral to it that's handled smoothly.
On the drama/lifelesson side, I thought it did one of the best jobs at capturing that whole Kapra-alternate reality thing of any modern movie. Usually that sort of thing comes off horribly badly and clumsily (e.g. Scooged, and the horrible Mr. Destiny).
Maybe they just didn't know to expect this from Sandler. I had no expectations and was pleasantly surprised.
This movie had heart, some humor, and good writing. The only objection I might have is a lot of sexual humor that some might find objectionable for the kids they took to it.
Sandler is very likable. The movie has an edge, and it's funny.
Even has a moral to it that's handled smoothly.
On the drama/lifelesson side, I thought it did one of the best jobs at capturing that whole Kapra-alternate reality thing of any modern movie. Usually that sort of thing comes off horribly badly and clumsily (e.g. Scooged, and the horrible Mr. Destiny).
Maybe they just didn't know to expect this from Sandler. I had no expectations and was pleasantly surprised.