Dennis Pagoulatos
Supporting Actor
Since the existing thread appears to be more of a "Discussion Thread" with no one posting a review, I thought I'd start this one for actual reviews of the film. Moderators, please move/ merge this post if you need to...
Anger Management
The kinder, gentler Adam Sandler is in this one, not the early Sandler of films like Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore. No, this is more of the Big Daddy/Mr. Deeds Sandler that some like, and some hate. I'm personally still on the fence about which Sandler I like best. Suffice it to say, the material is what makes or breaks any movie, and at least in the setup, this movie has some good material to work with. The writing is decent, and there are some very funny moments, but overall I found the script lacking. What saves it from total oblivion is the impressive cast filled with excellent actors and other noted celebrities in goofy cameos. John Turturro is, as usual, really funny, even though they barely scratched the surface of how funny he can be with the material he's given. Same with a lot of the cameos (John C. Reilly especially). Jack is funny. Sandler has his moments. And there are some really funny moments with some surprise cameos that I won't spoil. But the movie needed to go for much more than being another Sandler film clone with a better cast and a real director, and unfortunately, it doesn't. If your expectations are low, see a matinee, or better yet, wait for a second run theater, or even DVD, unless you're a die hard Sandler fan.
The final "Matrix Reloaded" trailer played before the movie in our screening, and that kinda made me go easy on this one, since that (almost) made the money I spent totally worth it.
:star: :star: 1/2 out of :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:
-Dennis
Anger Management
The kinder, gentler Adam Sandler is in this one, not the early Sandler of films like Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore. No, this is more of the Big Daddy/Mr. Deeds Sandler that some like, and some hate. I'm personally still on the fence about which Sandler I like best. Suffice it to say, the material is what makes or breaks any movie, and at least in the setup, this movie has some good material to work with. The writing is decent, and there are some very funny moments, but overall I found the script lacking. What saves it from total oblivion is the impressive cast filled with excellent actors and other noted celebrities in goofy cameos. John Turturro is, as usual, really funny, even though they barely scratched the surface of how funny he can be with the material he's given. Same with a lot of the cameos (John C. Reilly especially). Jack is funny. Sandler has his moments. And there are some really funny moments with some surprise cameos that I won't spoil. But the movie needed to go for much more than being another Sandler film clone with a better cast and a real director, and unfortunately, it doesn't. If your expectations are low, see a matinee, or better yet, wait for a second run theater, or even DVD, unless you're a die hard Sandler fan.
The final "Matrix Reloaded" trailer played before the movie in our screening, and that kinda made me go easy on this one, since that (almost) made the money I spent totally worth it.
:star: :star: 1/2 out of :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:
-Dennis