This film is about one of the sons of Satan coming to Earth to prevent a disaster of apocalyptic proportions--though why Satan and Nicky would want to prevent this is beyond me.
Adam Sandler is talented and has made some decent films. However, he's also made a lot of crap. For every good film like THE WEDDING SINGER or THE WATERBOY, he's made lame films like an unnecessary remake like MR. DEEDS (with Sandler having the nerve to try to replicate a film classic that starred the great Gary Cooper) as well as LITTLE NICKY. Sure, there are a few films that fall towards the middle (CLICK comes to mind), but in general his films tend to either be very good or very, very bad. I am a high school teacher and can tell you that most kids seem to like all of Sandler's films, but if he ever wants to address a wider audience or be seen as an artist and not a buffoon, a few more films like LITTLE NICKY will kill these dreams forever! Of course, he's richer than the Pope, so perhaps he doesn't mind that he often makes crap.
Why is LITTLE NICKY so bad? Well, the biggest problem is that is just isn't very funny and often substitutes dirty and smarmy material for real laughs. While making a comedy about Satan and Hell is already a tough job, it could have come off much, much better (such as the case of BILL AND TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY). Here, it just seems like a film written by 7 year-olds--the sort of kids that might find Bevis and Butthead's humor a bit too sophisticated and cerebral!! Crude jokes (such as an obnoxious and sexually obsessed dog as well as a scene where demons shove pineapples into Hitler's rectum) almost always fall flat and at almost no time does the script head towards the clever or the funny. It's just crude and nasty.
Low, stupid and completely without value. Heaven help us, a lot of people amazingly think this is a GOOD film!! Look at all the people who actually gave this crud a score of 10 and act as if it's comparable to films such as GONE WITH THE WIND or DR. STRANGELOVE!!! This is ample evidence that, in general, people are stupid and will pay to see anything! In addition, the fact that people like this is proof that the predictions in the film IDIOCRACY aren't too far from true today!
By the way, you might find it very interesting to look at the statistics for the ratings. About as many people loved it as hated it. However, if you look by demographics such as age, you'll see that the older you get, the more likely you'll hate the film. I am now 44, so I can't imagine hating this film even more when I am in my 60s! In addition, the top reviewers on IMDb and IMDb staff rate the film significantly lower than the general public.
Adam Sandler is talented and has made some decent films. However, he's also made a lot of crap. For every good film like THE WEDDING SINGER or THE WATERBOY, he's made lame films like an unnecessary remake like MR. DEEDS (with Sandler having the nerve to try to replicate a film classic that starred the great Gary Cooper) as well as LITTLE NICKY. Sure, there are a few films that fall towards the middle (CLICK comes to mind), but in general his films tend to either be very good or very, very bad. I am a high school teacher and can tell you that most kids seem to like all of Sandler's films, but if he ever wants to address a wider audience or be seen as an artist and not a buffoon, a few more films like LITTLE NICKY will kill these dreams forever! Of course, he's richer than the Pope, so perhaps he doesn't mind that he often makes crap.
Why is LITTLE NICKY so bad? Well, the biggest problem is that is just isn't very funny and often substitutes dirty and smarmy material for real laughs. While making a comedy about Satan and Hell is already a tough job, it could have come off much, much better (such as the case of BILL AND TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY). Here, it just seems like a film written by 7 year-olds--the sort of kids that might find Bevis and Butthead's humor a bit too sophisticated and cerebral!! Crude jokes (such as an obnoxious and sexually obsessed dog as well as a scene where demons shove pineapples into Hitler's rectum) almost always fall flat and at almost no time does the script head towards the clever or the funny. It's just crude and nasty.
Low, stupid and completely without value. Heaven help us, a lot of people amazingly think this is a GOOD film!! Look at all the people who actually gave this crud a score of 10 and act as if it's comparable to films such as GONE WITH THE WIND or DR. STRANGELOVE!!! This is ample evidence that, in general, people are stupid and will pay to see anything! In addition, the fact that people like this is proof that the predictions in the film IDIOCRACY aren't too far from true today!
By the way, you might find it very interesting to look at the statistics for the ratings. About as many people loved it as hated it. However, if you look by demographics such as age, you'll see that the older you get, the more likely you'll hate the film. I am now 44, so I can't imagine hating this film even more when I am in my 60s! In addition, the top reviewers on IMDb and IMDb staff rate the film significantly lower than the general public.