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While the star-studded summer comedy is certainly good for a few laughs, the truth is this movie comes up far short in terms of the sentimental depth it appears to be shooting for. Joined by co-stars Kevin James, David Spade, Chris Rock and Rob Schneider, the script tells the story of a former youth basketball team reunited at the funeral of their old-time coach. Having grown apart over the years, the group rekindles old jokes and friendships, using former bonds to help work through the midlife problems each is dealing with. While Adam Sandler has already cemented his place as a one of the most accomplished funnymen of all time, in recent years he stepped away from the purely goofy, fun-filled laugh-fests he blessed moviegoers with throughout the ninety’s. Classics like Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore , The Wedding Singer and The Waterboy, have been replaced by movies that don’t exactly seem to fit their place. Perhaps it’s partially because audiences have come to expect one thing from Sandler at a time in his life when he wants to open his movies up to fuller spectrums of emotions. Both Click and Funny People, for example, turned out to be a much deeper movie than advertised, pulling on heart strings in a way that viewers could relate to, although most had flocked to theaters for a slap stick comedy. Continue Reading →

Despicable Me is quite simply not your average Pixar animated film, though this is not necessarily a bad thing. Sure, Pixar has set the standard for the genre with big names like Toy Story, Finding Nemo and Up on its resume, however a departure from what’s become the everyday expectation serves as a breath of fresh air. Despicable Me, like its cartooned predecessors, is geared towards the kiddie crowd, but while certainly resonating with the 5 feet and under audience, the movie has a little something for the older folks as well. After all, just look at the title. Probably half of the children walking in to the theater have to ask their accompanying mom or dad just to define “despicable.” If nothing else, Despicable Me may have slightly bumped up the reading portion of SAT scores, starting fall 2020. Centering a kid’s movie around a self-proclaimed villain protagonist is perhaps an equally bold undertaking. It’s not like there aren’t enough complications in today’s world confusing right and wrong for this generation of youth. With that said, the movie takes all these chances in stride, successfully blending its self loathing title with the right about of humor, wit and an ultimately endearing cast of characters. Continue Reading →