Sandy Wexler

In a film I tend to look for a combination of factors, one of which being originality and good acting. This took me by surprise as, although it started out as almost seeming like a funny Adam Sandler type of move with silly elements, I started to enjoy it when Adam's character started to develop and take a more sentimentle and more in depth aspect. I enjoyed this movie, even though it wasn't one of Adam's best performances, but enjoyable nevertheless and entertaining with a little twist!

Netflix's Sandler output has certainly been erratic in terms of quality. The Ridiuclous 6 was probably the worst western themed comedy made since John Candy's unfortunate final film Wagons East, The Do-Over was a marginal improvement but came off as trying to hard to ape the Jon Lucas and Scott Moore shock style of comedy popularized in their films. Sandy Wexler still has many of the tropes and trappings of other films in Sandler's repertoire, but what this film has that others didn't is good naturedness to it that was lacking from his previous comedies. The film stars Adam Sandler as the titular Sandy Wexler a loyal but not all that effective talent manager in 90s Hollywood with an eccentric group of wannabes for clients who range from ventriloquists, to Evel Knievel style stuntmen, and struggling actors/actresses. The story follows Sandy's discovery of the talented Courtney Clarke played with genuine talent and charisma by American Idol winner Jennifer Hudson. Sandy tries to keep himself at a respectable distance even letting her go once he is convinced by others that she'd be better off with a new manager but their paths keep intersecting for one reason or another. Before this movie even came out it was already being trashed because the trailer was nothing but back to back scenes of Sandler using his voice. However this time there is context. While the voice Sandler uses for Sandy can be grating, it is spaced out and the scenes in the trailer are a few instances of him at his most grating and luckilly the film surrounds Sandler most of the time with other actors so his voice has a chance to take a breath. Another point in this films favor is the character of Sandy is an affectionate sendup of Sandler's real life manager so it isn't taken to the ridiculous extremes of say something like Jack and Jill and we're still able to reasonably like Sandy as a character. With that said the movie is WAY to long at 2 hours and 10 minutes and really should've been 90 to 100 minutes at max. But despite it's length problem this is a pleasant enough outing for Sandler fans and reminds us that he does have genuine talent. Despite some rough spots a marginal recommendation.

... Adam Sandler has turned from one of the funniest guys on screen to the exact opposite. Sandy Wexler is Sandler's latest Netflix effort and it's even worse than his previous two Netflix productions. Wexler is supposed to be an inside look into Hollywood of the early 1990s. Why? I didn't get it. Is it funny? Not at all. Wexler somehow wants to draw us into this time period and fails miserably.

Worst, Sandler acts with some idiotic Jerry Lewis like nasal voice which clearly is only annoying. (and Jerry Lewis was great in doing the nasal voice BTW). I can no recommend this film. I wish Sandler would go back and make some smart and actually funny comedy. But it sure doesn't look like it.

I wasn't sure of this one when I saw the previews to it but it was a please tell surprise! Had some pretty damn funny parts in it!

The movie raises the thought how can someone so uncoordinated have such a successful career. Adam Sandler portrays a talent agent/scout in the 1990's His awkward stance and opinions land him to find and meet Courtney "Jennifer Hudson' while babysitting the kids from another client played By the real life Sandler's Adams Family...There Sandy see's that Courtney has a amazing singing voice and he lays down the spiel which comes as a bit of a reel off and makes Courtney a bit skeptical..She soon realizes that is part of Sandy's charisma and character and begins to take him seriously.

Sandy Wexler 2017 Is part of Happy Madison Production & Netflix deal with Adam..This movie completes the three movie deal and opens the door for four more movies that Adam is going to make for Netflix. The movie in general is quite humorless at times and a bit depressing. Sandy is a lonely person who truly doesn't have anyone by hes side. All he has is his work and hes dedication to it.. The man will clearly do anything for hes clients but hes comes off as impolitic to the rich & famous. He is mocked, ridiculed, prodded by the industry and even ostracized from a members only golf club...

It is not a bad movie per-sea being Adams Sandler's first movie I ever saw that ran more than '90 MINUTES' in duration. However with so many comedians making cameos there where plenty of moments the movie could have given us a couple laughs, unfortunately this doesn't happen.. I saw it as poorly wasted opportunity to not have Lorne Micheal's Or Jimmy Kimmel, Or Conan O'Brien, Or Chris Rock, Or David Spade, Or Allen Covert to make the audience laugh.. Over all it was a bit of a left handed monkey wrench in writing department..

I say if your a Adam Sandler fan like me Its worth nuking some popcorn and watching it, If your expecting this movie to be Adam's comedic comeback...THINK AGAIN!!!