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Thursday May 29, 2014

A.O. Scott Doesn't Like Adam Sandler

“Most of 'Blended' has the look and pacing of a three-camera sitcom filmed by a bunch of eighth graders and conceived by their less bright classmates. Shots don’t match. Jokes misfire. Gags that are visible from a mile away fail to deliver. Two rhinos are seen copulating by the side of a swimming pool, and someone has the wit to say, 'That’s not something you see in New Jersey.' Not funny on so many levels.

”There are comedians who mine their own insecurities for material. Mr. Sandler, in his recent films, compensates for his by building monuments to his own ego. In 'Blended,' he once again proclaims himself both über-doofus and ultimate mensch, disguising his tireless bullying in childish voices and the ironclad alibis of fatherhood and grief.“

--A.O. Scott in his review of Adam Sandler's ”Blended," in The New York Times, May 22, 2014.

Adam Sandler, Blended

Not funny on so many levels.

Posted at 02:01 PM on Thursday May 29, 2014 in category Movie Reviews