Adam Sandleris one of the more divisive actor/writer/comedians working in Hollywood today.
But this year, an escaped criminal and a mysterious new neighbor have Hubie on high alert.
Even Vanilla Ice as Mark Twain cant salvage any laughs.
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But dont worry: if its a donkey with explosive diarrhea youre looking for, youre in good shape.
Eight Crazy Nights
This title is currently listed as DVD Only.
As for SandlersEight Crazy Nights, its none of the above.
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That’s Sandler showing restraint.
(Maybe I’m too hard on Sandler.
Skip it and save yourself two hours.
This brings him into the scope of Nicholsons guru Dr.
Buddy Rydell, as well as characters played by Sandlers usual cast of friends and family.
The final punchline could cause you to slam your machine screen down in frustration, so viewer beware.
That’s probably half right.
The adaptation once-removed began its life as the French playFleur de cactusbyPierre BarilletandJean-Pierre Gredy.
Tony Award-winnerAbe Burrowsthen adapted the play for the Broadway stage beforeI.A.L.
The story was so well-received throughout its run that it was even adapted as a Bollywood movie in 2005.
It’s fine as fluff and little else.
It’s fine for a few laughs but the movie’s existence is just unnecessary.
Sandler’s character is like a mix betweenGilbert Gottfreidand The Lonely Island’s Creep.
I much prefer this tactic rather than shoehorning all of his pals into the story itself.
Of course there are the requisite 90s jokes, like jabs at the “Dream Team” ofO.J.
Simpson,Phil Spector, andRobert Blake, alongside a laundry list of 90s name-drops and commercial product placements.
Sandy Wexler is stamped out of that same die.
If you want a sports comedy/drama, you might do better; this one’s only for devoted completionists.
Not that I blame him.
Lets break this down into the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, shall we?
On the good side, the cast is great and theyre having the time of their lives.
Theyre all having a blast in Italy and it shows.
Theres not really much here to chew on and the mystery whodunit hook is a bit of an afterthought.
Thats a shame because the cast is all-in on the premise, butAgatha Christiethis is not.
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And that brings us to the Ugly section.
Happily there are no overt joke-attacks on minorities of any category in this story.
Sadly, the whole ordeal ends up being a two-hour setup for a punchline that falls flat.
But I’m in the minority here as Sandler still has millions of fans around the world.
But hey, at least it’s not as offensive as some of the other entries on this list.
