Quite possibly the worse movie I have ever seen. My brother rented this about ten years ago and I still haven't forgiven him. How did it get made and after making this horrendous film, who thought it was a good idea to actually release it. I wish I had a picture of the face I was making as a sat through this entire film, so I could at least laugh at that memory. Why the hell was Blockbuster even renting it out! Every copy should be burned!

Released in May of 1989, this $200,000 comedy farce is really only notable for being the first feature film to star future A-list funny man, Adam Sandler. But before he matured, or was even cast as a player in Saturday Night Live, he starred as a struggling comic onboard a cruise. After his recent string of uninspired, unfunny cash-grabs, it's easy to forget Sandler was once a hilarious comic with some truly great material... sadly however, we get almost none of that in this sorry excuse for a film. Instead, he puts on stupid voices, mugs for the camera, and generally acts like an incompetent goof for the majority of the 97 minute film. The supporting cast includes Tom Hodges, Scott LaRose, Billy Zane, and Billy Bob Thorton - none of whom are the slightest bit memorable. The story plods along to the incessant sounds of a steal drum calypso, bland jazz, and cheap Muzak, also the actual presentation style is curious and inconsistent.Sandler himself breaks the fourth wall to introduce us to the story, immediately apologizing for its "no budget", and then he's shelping the viewer around boat like we're watching his personal vlog. But other sequences are conventionally shot, and edited for some reason - I hesitate to guess what director Valerie Breiman was possibly thinking. The lethargic and pointless narrative is worsened by constantly cutting away to Miss Universal confessionals, ridiculous dream sequences, and Burt Young as General Noriega who is actually watching the film itself on VHS, who defends his honor by shouting at the TV, "We'll see who gets the last laugh, you left over worthless kangaroo vomit!" Besides being awfully paced, the R-rated movie is really quite uncomfortable and awkward... every scene plays out three times longer than it needs to, almost as if they were deliberately padded so the picture could qualify for "feature length". With unrealistic dialogue, and empty characters - this film is devoid of conflict and tension, making it at true struggle to actually sit through. It's no surprise this film presently sits in IMDb's bottom-10 rated movies of all time... it is just so painfully boring, I regretted watching literally every scene. "Going Overboard" is a "Terrible. Not even enjoyable ironically." With no redeeming qualities and nary a single laugh whatsoever, it's a wonder Sandler actually managed to have a successful career after piece of GARBAGE.

Saw this movie several years ago on DVD. It's Adam Sandler's real break into the movies. It's absolutely nothing like his movies today. This movie goes way beyond the term "cheesy"! It's terrible acting and low budget. A few things were slapstick funny, but overall, this movie is better off left on the shelf! I'm almost willing to bet that Adam Sandler wishes he could buy up all the copies so no one else could watch it! Kind of like making a home comedy movie when you were 10...and then watching it when you're 30...only it's not as cute cause you weren't the one making the movie!! I don't live in my mom's basement and I don't sit around all day critiquing movies. I promise, it's an hour and a half of your life you'll never get back!

This is one of the most unfunny, uninspired pieces of garbage I have ever seen. Stand up comedy is rarely funny unless the comedian really knows what he is doing. This film contains two of them, and they definitely o not know what they are doing. One is unfunny and offensive and the other (Adam Sandler) is just plain unfunny. Except for the worthless stand up comedy, Sandler also spends quite a lot of time talking directly to the camera, whining about this and that, which I guess is supposed to be some kind of fourth wall joke, but it is extremely annoying.Oh, and don't forget the bikini girls with 80's hair who are there as some kind of filler material when there is nothing unfunny or annoying to see. I like pretty girls in bikinis just as much as the next guy, but I really dislike it when they are put in a film without having any sort of purpose. Fill your film with worthwhile substance and let me look at bikini girls in my own time thank you very much.