Adam Sandler movies have often been a mixed bag. For every "The Wedding Singer" and "50 First Dates" there are several forgettable offerings like "Little Nicky", "I Now Prounounce You Chuck and Larry", and "8 Crazy Nights". To be fair there've also been several guilty pleasures such as "Happy Gilmore" and "The Waterboy" along the way. Sadly, his recent offerings, culminating in the disastrous "Jack and Jill", have given me very low expectations for his new film "That's My Boy" which pairs Sandler … more
By Joan Alperin Schwartz First the good news: 'That's My Boy' directed by Sean Anders, has one of the funniest opening scenes of any Adam Sandler film I've seen in a really long time. The year is 1984...13 year old Donnie Berger, (an excellent Justin Weaver) rises to fame after a hot affair with his gorgeous, super sexy math teacher, Mary McGarricle, (Eva Amurri Martino). Donnie … more
Star Rating: Why do I go into Adam Sandler movies with the hope that each new offering will be the one that redeems him as an actor, a writer, and a producer? You’d think I was a masochist or delusional or both; although I’ve willingly subjected myself some truly abominable projects of his in the past two years alone, including The House Bunny, Grown Ups, Just Go With It, Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, Zookeeper, and Jack and Jill, I’ve also … more