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'Jack And Jill' 'Two Jews On Film' Agree Sandler Fell Down The Hill With This One (Video)
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Nov 11, 2011
- by 2_TwoJewsOnFilm
- posted in Movie Hype
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By Joan Alperin Schwartz
I love laughing. Nothing feels as good as a big, fat belly laugh...Well, maybe one other thing, but laughing is definitely right up there. So I was really looking forward to seeing, Adam Sandler's new film, 'Jack And Jill, directed by Dennis Dugan (Grownups). It's a comedy, right? Wrong!
There is absolutely nothing funny about this movie. This is a really bad film that totally condescends to its audience.
Good comedy has to have a basis in reality. The characters have to be believable...They can be over-the-top, but they have to be real people. A perfect example are the characters in 'Hangover' and 'Bridesmaids'. They did some outrageous things...had super quirky personalities, but they never ever became caricatures.
And that's exactly the problem with 'Jack And Jill'. The main character, Jill (Adam Sandler) is a 100%caricature. Adam Sandler and his co-writer, Steve Koren have made her so obnoxious, so over-the-top, so gross and abrasive, that you never for one second, believe that Jill is a real person. Jill's behavior...from her bathroom noises, to her sweat stains on the bed, to her lack of boundaries, are all there to illicit laughs...and unfortunately for the audience...She doesn't.
But that's not the only problem with the film. Adam Sandler, as everyone knows by now, plays the part of Jill and her twin brother, Jack. Jack is a successful advertising executive, living in a house straight out of the pages of Archectural Digest...He's happily married to a totally underused, Katie Holmes. Her part consists of smiling and frowning. Sandler and Katie never hold hands, kiss or touch...They have as much chemistry as two amoeba.
Now for Jack's children...I can picture Sandler and Koren in a room discussing what kind of kid they can create for Jack's family that's...funny. All of a sudden one of them shouts...Let's make the kid adopted...from India...Yeah, we can write all these really cool jokes about people from India...and...and...Not only is the boy from India but...he likes to... tape things to his body...Mice, birds, salt shakers...Every scene, he'll tape something else to his body...Seriously!!! What were these writers drinking?
And to complete the picture, we have none other than Mr. Al Pacino playing...none other than Mr. Al Pacino. And guess who he falls madly in love with? That's right? Sister Jill.
Everything in this film misfires...You don't care at all about any of the characters...and in the end, the filmmakers want you to think that 'Jack And Jill' is a message movie...about love, family and acceptance...Are they kidding?
Do they think audiences are really gonna buy this dribble? Well 'Jack And Jill' opens in theaters Friday,
November 11, 2011 so I guess we'll find out.
This is the first time that I gave a film less bagels than John...1/2...Check out our video to see how many bagels he gave 'Jack And Jill'.
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FM_ALEX
November 23, 2011
I'll wait to see this one
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woopak_the_thrill
November 12, 2011
I think I'll skip this until it plays for free on HBO.
2_TwoJewsOnFilm
November 12, 2011
skip it then as well. LOL
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Butterfly1961
November 11, 2011
When I saw the previews of this I had my doubts; Adam Sandler is a hit and miss for me and this one looked like a miss---I'm glad I read your review - and what the hell is Al Pacino doing?!?!? This one sounds downright ignorant..thanks so much for sharing!!
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djevoke
November 11, 2011
Oh no they didint....well, first let me thank you for confirming my suspicions about this movie! When I first saw the trailers, I was like, um, no. It just seemed to be desperate and not even close to funny. I did wonder how their child was Indian and am sad to see that ignorance is the reason. What the HECK was Al Pacino doing in this?!?
2_TwoJewsOnFilm
November 11, 2011
I have no idea. That must have paid him major bucks. This film was so profoundly annoying. I really hope it bombs at the box office. It was just insulting to a person's intelligence. It was one long, unfunny, bad comedy skit. thanks for letting me rant. LOL
djevoke
November 11, 2011
Anytime :) Thanks for letting the rest of us know and save us some time and money!
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About this movie
Cast:
Al Pacino,
Regis Philbin,
Shaquille O'Neal,
Santiago Segura,
Katie Holmes,
Adam Sandler,
Dana Carvey,
Valerie Mahaffey,
Natalie Gal,
Fatimah Hassan
Director:
Dennis Dugan
Genre:
Comedy
Release Date:
11 November 2011 (USA)
MPAA Rating:
PG
Screen Writer:
Robert Smigel,
Steve Koren
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