Laner

Seriously - has he done anything worthwhile since Good Will Hunting? Even in that movie he was out-funnied by his brother Casey. High profile girlfriends and a poor hair transplant will only take you so far, and Benny is one or two big flops away from being nothing more than a question in a future edition of Trivial Pursuit.

This movie was trash - pure trash. $11 million in BO receipts and a quick transfer to DVD is the best this movie could do? How sad. And the supporting cast wasn't very good either. James Gandolfini can't seem to shake his Sopranos character, and Christina Applegate needs better roles than this or Anchorman if she hopes to ever shed the stigma of being Kelly Bundy.

Well, we have all of the Sandler movie cliches (ex SNL cast, dead parents, tons of bathroom humor, dumb songs, etc.), with none of the wit or heart. Adam can make really good movies (The Wedding Singer, 50 First Dates, Happy Gilmore) and really bad ones (Little Nicky, Big Daddy) - there is no middle ground. Unfortunately, this movie falls squarely in the latter category. Mr. Sandler, if you're going to insist making essentially the same movie over and over again, they're going to have to be *good* - and this definitely wasn't. It wasn't funny, it wasn't touching, it was just bad. I'm not Jewish, but I think it would be cool to have a Haunakkah movie that's as memorable as some of the Christmas classics. But if that's what Sandler was going for, he was WAAAAAY off the mark. This is memorable simply due to how bad it is. There is no redeeming qualities to this movie - avoid at all costs.

"Working on a sex farm

Plowing through your beanfield

Picking up my pitchfork

And poking your hay."

How can you not love inane lyrics like that? As a beginning musician, I often read/heard other musicians make quips about "the saddest of all keys", "now that's a rock and roll town", and "this one goes to 11". It wasn't until I saw This Is Spinal Tap that it all became clear. If you have ever been in a band, you will "get it". There are so many in-jokes that a lot of people wouldn't appreciate, but I have several non-musician friends who love this movie as well. And the commentary on DVD is worth the purchase alone for those who are already familiar with the movie... the guys take their act and have 20 more years worth of pop culture to spoof (the Jerry Maguire bit killed me).

A must-see for anyone who can appreciate today's ridiculous Behind the Music "rockumentaries".