eaglegrad16

We too, assumed this movie was awful, considering the majority hater critics complaining over the racist stereotyping etc. That is - until we gave it the benefit and watched it. Because some times you have to do that. And discover that a "horrible" movie is not so terrible after all. Sandler bent over backward to create this rather off-the-wall comedy piece, he knew would probably receive slapback. Obviously many critic haters forgot how to laugh. This movie is hysterical, particularly because Sandler cast the right actors in the right roles again, and the script was great. The man still has it, at his age, and he delivered. And I was never much a fan of David Spade, Rob Schneider, or Steve Zahn, but they are awesome players here. As for the "stereotyping", are people truly kidding? Look at all the classic Eastwood westerns and some of the Mel Brooks classics like Blazing Saddles, that rocked box offices in the day. Some of them were considered somewhat racial, ethic, or gender stereotype controversial, in spite being popular films. Particularly Brooks with Blazing Saddles, though the movie was a comedy, but quite hilarious. Sandler is Jewish but knows how to laugh, and at himself and his religion, the same as Brooks, who poked fun at religion in History of the World, etc.