Buenos Chistes, Un Final Inesperado y La Gracia De Adam Sandler

I have seen every Adam Sandler film ever made. And I love ALL of them! I know that might be controversial. But honestly his movies make me laugh. And one thing his movie all have in common, that I think people fail to see. Is the fact that they all have a sweet feel good ending. And I LOVE that! I'm the biggest Sandler fan ever, and this movie is super funny but probably only for his fans. It's a little silly at times but has tons of funny gags and jokes in it. Also tons of cameos! I highly recommend this to any Sandler fans!

Nicky (Adam Sandler) is the bullied runt of the devil (Harvey Keitel). His two brothers Adrian (Rhys Ifans) and Cassius (Tommy Lister) are angry that their father refused to hand over the reins. They escaped to earth leaving Hell blocked up and no soul can through. The devil is deteriorating and little Nicky is the only one who can go to retrieve his brothers. Valerie Veran (Patricia Arquette) comes to help him when his magic flask is stolen.The basic concept of this movie is actually pretty good and has great comedic possibilities. I almost laugh at times but Adam Sandler's ridiculous performance really hurts the movie. It borders between stupidity which is good and annoying which is bad. That's the movie in a nutshell. I want to laugh at the stupidity but the annoyance keeps me from liking it. There are great actors in this including aging icon Rodney Dangerfield but this is all about Adam Sandler. I wish he had somebody willing to tell him that Nicky isn't funny.

Are there that many people out there who actually LIKE this movie? It's a piece of junk. I might have been able to handle it if there had been some evidence that the budget was making it to the screen, but the film looks (and feels) really, really cheap. (The CGI FX are absolutely atrocious.) Even Arquette, whom I normally like at least a little, is awful and virtually unrecognizable in this film. (I'm not even going to acknowledge that K**tel worked in this stinker.) Here's a free clue to film makers: if you want to have viewers identify with the lead character and have some empathy for him, you need to give him at least SOME positive aspects. Otherwise, where's the interest? Not worth your time.