This was a pleasant surprise. The trailers had had a reverse effect on me: Convinced me I did not want to see it. I mean, it stars Adam Sandler, and there’s something about him—a smug undertone? an air of self-satisfaction, like I’m Adam Sandler and you’re not? I’m not sure. Whatever it is, it puts me off. But my daughter rented it over the weekend and I got stuck watching it.
To my amazement, I liked it. Sandler didn’t bring a whole lot to the table. Drew Barrymore and the supporting cast were good, but the warm, wry, and clever script made the film. Sometimes great preformances can save a mediocre script, but I suspect this was one of those films where it was all on the page before the first frame was exposed.
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