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Adam Sandler acquits himself admirably, but his charm isn't enough to make up for Big Daddy's jarring shifts between crude humor and mawkish sentimentality. Read critic reviews
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Movie Info
Thirty-two-year-old Sonny Koufax (Adam Sandler) has spent his whole life avoiding responsibility. But when his girlfriend dumps him for an older man, he's got to find a way to prove he's ready to grow up. In a desperate last-ditch effort, Sonny adopts 5-year-old Julian (Dylan Sprouse), (Cole Sprouse) to impress her. She's not impressed ... and he can't return the kid. Uh-oh for Sonny!
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Rating: PG-13 (Some Crude Humor|Language)
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Genre: Comedy
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Original Language: English
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Director: Dennis Dugan
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Producer: Sidney Ganis, Jack Giarraputo
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Writer: Steve Franks, Steve Franks, Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $163.5M
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Distributor: Columbia Pictures
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Production Co: Jack Giarraputo Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment
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Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS
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Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
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Charming with a few little funny jokes here and there, but Big Daddy cannot sustain on its own with the negative themes.
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What can you say about Adam Sandler? He's funny and he provides entertaining content. In case you're wondering, I'm talking about the 90's Adam Sandler. Adam Sandler today is just...well...shit. Big Daddy was obviously the last of Sandler's films that were mildly fun to watch, so let's get to it. Big Daddy has Sandler playing Sonny Koufax, a guy who's been dumped by his girlfriend for being immature. But when his roommate's biological son shows up at his doorstep by accident, Sonny decides to keep him to try and show his girlfriend he's responsible. The thing about this movie is that there are parts that are laugh out loud funny. Most of the humor is based off of Adam Sandler being himself, but it's still pretty funny. But there are parts where the humor felt too low brow and there were some parts where the laughs are suppose to come off slapstick jokes, but I didn't find those too funny. As a matter of fact, there was more slapstick then I would've wanted. Since it's an Adam Sandler movie, it has the cast that you would expect like Rob Schneider and Steve Buscemi. I actually liked Buscemi's character for some reason. I don't know why, I just liked watching a homeless guy and his need for a sausage McMuffin. The rest of the characters were just meh. Rob Schneider's character was kind of funny, and the kid Sandler ends up with did some funny things. Sandler's character you root for right away mainly because it's Adam Sandler playing him. The main problem with the movie is that it's really predictable. I knew where the film was heading and in the end, the movie just ends with some emotion that's really forced and empty. 90% of the movie is just comedy stuff, but near the end the director tries to shove a whole bunch of emotion and sadness into your face, but it doesn't work. The film is funny at times, but the funny parts are overshadowed by all the unfunny slapstick and low brow humor. Adam Sandler had a good run in the 90's. He was on SNL, he made some funny movies, but this film marks the beginning of when his films start to become dumb and unwatchable.
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Of all his early movies, I think Big Daddy has the most heart and tends to be the most level-headed. It's heart is certainly in the right place after gross-a-thons in Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison even if the laughs don't come every other second. There are situations and language some audiences will object to, but this is Sandler starting to be more mature. The supporting characters are all one dimensional, relying on a single trait to define them. The finale delves into the absurd, but that's alright. Big Daddy runs just quick enough with the right amount of schmaltz mixed with the humor to keep the audience interested.
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Not that bad. Big Daddy is about Sonny Koufax, a man who is left with a sweet little boy and must learn to be his father. This movie, was sweet, kind, and funny, but also cheesy, dumb, and nothing new. The plot is basic, but when its not being cheesy, its a sweet hearted comedy. The young Cole and Dylan Sprouce are probably the cutest young actors ever, how there parents ever said no to them I will never know. Adam Sandler pissed me off in this, he was a bad actor and the writers made him turn a sweet kid into a loog spitter. Overall not bad, I mean ic its on tv ill watch it.
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