It's not "Billy Madison," quite, but The Waterboy is still pure Sandler. If you like that sort of thing.
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Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Another film about . . . a cretinous, grating loser.
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Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Geek-triumphs-after-all comedies can be charming, but in this one the triumphing begins so early it's hard to feel for the geek.
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Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Sandler is making a tactical error when he creates a character whose manner and voice has the effect of fingernails on a blackboard, and then expects us to hang in there for a whole movie.