Adam Sandler's best performance
I'm not a fan of Sandler, but he was really great here. The movie is well directed and genuinely compelling. Definitely worth watching.
shareAgreed. Dare I say it's his only good performance (though, admittedly, I generally avoid his films)? I remember hearing when the movie was in pre-production that the director of Boogie Nights and Magnolia had cast Sandler as the lead in his next film; I thought he'd lost his mind. But Sandler felt very authentic as that idiosyncratic character, and the movie was delightful.
shareNot only his best performance but arguably the only good movie he's ever done (though my nineteen-year-old self keeps assuring me that "Happy Gilmore" holds up just fine).
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