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This light yet earnest drama starring Adam Sandler deals openly with one of the most insidious elements in popular filmmaking -- the male screenwriter's relationship with his own father.
Funny-sweet, understand, not bleccchh sweet.
Worst of all is the way Sandler wants to have it both ways: to muck around in gross-out humor one minute and then turn schmaltzy the next minute with some fraudulent business about how much he loves the kid.
How's this for a novel complaint: Big Daddy just isn't stupid enough.
There's no doubt Sandler is talented, but if he persists in believing that, like Elvis, his presence alone covers a multitude of omissions and inconsistencies, he will squander his gift and make a series of forgettable films in the process.
Joey Lauren Adams smiles so damn much. It's like she's had this smile surgically sculpted onto her face, like Jack Nicholson's Joker in Batman.
Typical Adam Sandler -- charm mixed with crude humor.
The heavy-handed sentimentality provokes a most violent gag reflex.
Ending is predictably gooey but Sandler's edge staves off the sludge for long enough in an otherwise fresh and funny piece.
Those expecting another run of the mill Sandler film will either be pleasantly surprised or disgusted by this foray of his into new and different territory.
Another genial Sandler opus.
However simplistic Big Daddy is, it is also easy viewing.
This lightweight, bubblegum caper synthesises robust, physical humour, self-deprecation and witty one liners. The main problem, as with most other dumb boy pictures, is that the supporting characters are underwritten.
Things roll along quite charmingly, until the action hit the courtroom and gets bogged down in a boorish, maudlin custody case.
An essentially mean-spirited comedy.
Sandler continues to bring a sweetness, irreverence and unpredictability to the screen that make hits out of his films.
Though there are several truly funny moments in Big Daddy, they're all included in the trailer, so if you've seen it, that's all you need.
...you just might wind up with a new found respect for Sandler.
Don't expect La Dolce Vita and you'll love Big Daddy.
I still enjoyed myself at Big Daddy, but I didn't leave the theater marveling at how Sandler is able to make me laugh every time.
Just when you thought it was safe to see another Adam Sandler movie, along comes Big Daddy.
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