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Movie Reviews of Big Daddy
Movie Review: Probably one of Sandler's most unappreciated
Summary: 5 Stars
Yes, I am an Adam Sandler fan, but I'm not obsessed about him as some of his other fans are. I appreciate his humor, don't ask me why but I find him funny. Most critics batter him for childish antics, bathroom humor, violent slapstick, and immaturity. True, he can childish and immature in his humor, but he is just lovable enough to get away with it. Anyway, the people I know like to laugh at the one-liners and antics of BILLY MADISON, HAPPY GILMORE, and THE WATERBOY. but not a lot people talk about BIG DADDY as much, and that's too bad.
Meet Sonny (Sandler), a 32-year-old law school grad on the fast track to nowhere: Rather than take a high-paying job in a high-powered New York City firm, Sonny works one night a week in a tollbooth and hangs out with the deli delivery guy (Rob Schneider). Now meet Julian (Cole and Dylan Sprouse), a cute five-year-old who appears on Sonny's doorstep with a note from his mom claiming he's the illegitimate son of Sonny's best law-school buddy Kevin (Jon Stewart), who's just left for China. No problem, thinks Sonny: A son will get his life on track and help him win back his wayward girlfriend (Kristy Swanson). But when a compromising situation arises and Sonny's girlfriend dumps him, Sonny gets desperate and has social services look for a family that can take Julian. Instead of letting Julian end up in an orphanage he volenteers to look after him, giving the kid options instead of orders, letting him dress however he likes, bathe when he wants and eat what he likes, but soon he realizes that he needs to set boundries for the kid in order for him to excell school. Sonny starts to bond with the kid. But after ignoring calls from social services, Sonny is taken to court for Fraudulently hold Julian under his biological father's name.
I think this is one of Sandler's best, not only because he's downplaying his humor impulse to stutter like Bobby Boucher, get violent like Happy Gilmore, or act childish like Billy Madison. But because he seems to have matured a bit as an actor and as a person. His humor is dry, but funny. Rob Schnider is hilarious as Nazo the delivery guy, and Steve Buscemi is uproarious as the homeless guy. Adam has really come a far way since BILLY MADISON, he's a hell of a lot more calmer, and a little bit more likable to the non-Sandler-fan community. Yes there is some bodily humor here, but it's marginal and it doesn't come from Adam, which is good because it wouldn't wear well on a man in his mid-30s as it would on a little kid. All in all, if you're not a Sandler-fan, you're better off not watching his earlier stuff first, because he can get carried away with the childish humor, so start off slow and watch BIG DADDY, THE WEDDING SINGER, or 50 FIRST DATES.
Movie Review: A FUNNY AND SWEET FILM!!!!!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
The story of the film is really just about a guy named Sonny Koufax who has a cool life, where he has no job and basically no responsibilities, and a sexy girl friend. One day she gets fed up up with him and tells him to grow up and get a decent job. As his girl friend left he went over to see his room mate and as he entered his house everyone wasted the suprise on Sonny. Everyone was very disapointed because they wasted it on sonny when they wanted to say it to the other room mate who was leaving to china for a few weeks. As the room mate leaves Sonny gets a kid sent to him with a note saying that it was the room mates kid. Sonny called the room mate up and told him he had his kid right here. Sonny ended up looking after him and raising him to become like him which was very funny. Later on in the movie he visits his ex girl friend and tries to impress her with his kid, though things start to go wrong as Sonny finds out she's sleeping with a old man. HOW WILL SONNY WIN HER BACK!!!!!!!!! one of the funniest parts in the movie was when Sonny had a little talk yo by the kids teacher and the teacher had some very bad things to say about the kid which where very funny. Another funny bit was when the kid goes daddy can i have my night light, and so Sonny turns on a lit up sign saying live nudes with an arrow pointing to the right. I really loved this movie, it was very hillarious with more than 20 hillarious bits. It is one of the most hillarious films i had seen and the ending was very sweet and even through out the film it was sweet. Adam Sandler is a great actor and he had the most suitable part in the movie for him. Adam Sandler has done some great work and i hope he keeps up the great work. If you like this film i suggest you go see the new movie with him in, mr deeds and believe me you won't regret it, but i have to say mr deeds was not as funny as big daddy, but it is great and i hope more people in the world start to know more about Adam Sandler and understand why he is such a great funny sweet actor. If i had to have a favourite Adam sandler movie it would propbably be waterboy, which was a very sweet touching film. So yeah overall a great film worth watching, SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!!!!!!!! GET OFF YOUR CHAIR AND GO HIRE THIS VIDEO!!!!!! AND SLAP THIS BABY ONTO YOUR VIDEO Review: A Film Of Such High QualitySummary: 5 Stars To keep it simple, I am very sceptical about films when they are released. I never give a film a high score just because I like it, but this film is brilliant. Adam Sandler is a great comedian and screenplay writer and the whole cast fitted in nicely to the theme of the story.
I find it very hard to make any bad comment on the film. It is of such high quality that I find it is amazing. Sandler plays "Sonny Koufax" a thirty-two-year-old slob who intends on wasting his life with no job. He makes a living from the money he made in a cab accident and uses it for all worthless stuff. But then when his girlfriend says she's going to dump him if he doesn't grow up, he tries to sort things out by adopting a five-year-old boy (played by the adorably cute Cole and Dylan Sprouse, great actors to look out for) called Julian. Sonny's girlfriend dumps him anyway, for an older man, and Sonny finds it too hard to look after Julian. So Sonny tries to give him back to Social Services but to no avail. Just as Sonny grows close to Julian, with a very warm love, Social Services come knocking. Sonny goes to court and tries to get Julian back, but the judge will have none of that. Even though I tell you most of the story, you have to see it for yourself.
To say the least, a film well acted (Sandler does a great Sonny Koufax, and Cole and Dylan play their part even better) and well wrote. Tremendously funny and sad in parts. I remember when I first saw Big Daddy in the cinema, the response from the entire audience was breath-taking. I remember when Julian put up his hand when Sonny was crossing the road and he wanted him to hold his hand, people said "awwww" or "how cute". And then people laughed their minds off at the most funny parts of film history.
This is an amazing film. Every home should have one, or two if you really like it. This is only a small review. If you want a bigger one, please email me at fiveoftwelve@ntlworld.ie
Great film...and the extra DVD features are superb. Buy it now!
Movie Review: Sandler at his best
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a huge fan of Adam Sandler. I am a huge fan of the Sprouse twins. I am a huge fan of Jon Stewart - lets face it, I'm a huge fan of everyone in this movie. But that doesn't make my review biased because the movie is what MADE me fans of them.
The story is a 30-something law-school graduate slacker named Sonny Koufax (Sandler) who finds a kid on his doorstep, Julian (Cole & Dylan Sprouse). Apparently the kid is his roommate's from a one-night fling 6 years ago. Perfect. His roommate Kevin (Jon Stewart) just left for China on business.
Realizing his girlfriend is about to leave him, Koufax gets an idea. He 'pretends' to adopt little Julian by calling himself the biological father, fooling social services. Too late, his girlfriend ain't coming back. Now he's stuck with the kid, so he tells social services to call him when a foster family gets lined up.
Over the weeks Koufax comes to genuinely love the little kid. When a foster family appears ready to take Julian (recently dubbed 'Frankenstein') away, Koufax is about to call it all off and make it permanent - but social services finds out he's not Kevin Gerrity.
Sonny ends up taking the whole thing to court.
I personally think this is Adam Sandler at his absolute best. It delivers the laughs that Sandler always promises, but also has a heartwarming, sentimental side - and amazingly, it doesn't take away from the comedy.
I can sum it all up in five words: YOU MUST SEE THIS MOVIE.
Movie Review: My Favorite Sandler Movie.
Summary: 5 Stars
Big Daddy is a movie in which Adam Sandler stars as a toll booth guy ( Sonny Koufax ) trying to raise a kid on his own to impress his " girlfriend " Vanessa (Kristy Swanson).
Big Daddy is my favorite Sandler movie, and one of my favorite ever movies, simply because of its humor and simple enough story. Some people think that some intended humor in this movie was pointless and stupid, but I highly dissagree. There are jokes throughout this entire movie, even sometimes during "emotional" times. if you haven't seen this movie by now, I feel bad for you, because this movie even has Rob Schneider (Nazo), Sonny's "best friend", who is a delivery guy, and is funny throughout the movie. Steve Buscemi is also in this movie, playing the Homeless guy, who also adds some humor into the already funny movie.
Why do some people say "this is a movie that creates bad examples for kids"? Well, yeah it might, but they also must forget the fact this is rated PG-13, so kids if they don't wanna shouldn't watch it then.
Anyways, obviously buy this movie. If you don't; " I'll give you a crew cut mister. "