I believe that this is a film that meant well, but the humor was made to merely satisfy the cast of Adam Sandler and others. Also starring Chris Rock, Kevin James, David Spade, and Rob Schneider, this seemingly great cast heads in an awkward and random direction that is quite unexplainable.
The film is about how having fun has changed from 25 years ago and appreciating the simple things in life. I must applaud the premise, but the film becomes way more Adam-Sandlery than anyone hoped for. A couple of good one-liners here and there, but those mostly came from the insults. A high point was Steve Buscemi's character, Wiley--who I wish was featured more in this film (only about 2 minutes total). It did have a great lesson to be learned--which seems to be the way with most Sandler pictures nowadays. Really, the only disappointment I had was the fact that I felt Sandler wrote a broad premise and just told the guys to improvise the rest. And the improvisation was hardly evidence of comedians that started their career on a TV show that emphasized improvisation. I just wish that this film was a little funnier--otherwise, it was a great concept.
Overall Grade: C
P.S. It was great to see Norm Macdonald in this film!
-Ethan Brehm
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