![]() ![]() The film is almost single-handedly ruined by Taylor Lautner, whose every line truly represents the bottom rung of Sandler’s comedy tendencies. For every joke that hits, you have to sit through a lot of garbage. ![]() The comedy in THE RIDICULOUS 6 is a real dance. There is bound to be some good with all that bad. This is unfiltered Sandler and there are about a million swings at jokes. But only if you are already inclined to enjoy Adam Sandler’s comedy idiosyncrasies. I regret to inform you that, yes, THE RIDICULOUS 6 is funny. Is it funny, or does it just sound funny? Warner may have fallen through simply because of Sandler’s Netflix deal, but this doesn’t seem like a film anyone was eager to make. Sony, Paramount and Warner Bros all passed on it. Basically, any time a character turns up, you will recognize them.Īpparently not. On top of all that, there’s Taylor Lautner, Jorge Garcia, Terry Crews, and Danny Trejo. Other SNL alums: Chris Kattan, Will Forte, Chris Parnell.Īnd then the classic roster of truly great actors who just love Sandler and end up being the film’s MVPs: Nick Nolte, Steve Zahn Harvey Keitel, Steve Buscemi, and John Turturro. Newer friends: Blake Shelton, Vanilla Ice, Lavell Crawford. Old friends: Rob Schneider, David Spade, Nick Swardson, Norm Macdonald, Blake Clark and Jon Lovitz. But then his voice has a slight Native American affect, which brings it back to Wild. But he also plays it small and straight while his costars go big, which is a bit Sad Sandler. He does a voice in this one - a Clint Eastwood grizzled whisper - which is an automatic Wild. Wild Sandler, with just a hint of Sad Sandler. Everyone else should steer clear.Įveryman Sandler, Sad Sandler, or Wild Sandler? This is a film for all the dads, uncles and grandpas out there who everyone quietly tolerates at Thanksgiving. And the amount of cultural appropriation is simply off the charts, drawing from a comedy playbook that was burned to crisp ages ago. This means we get an eyeful of every Sandler indulgence there is. This is, for better or worse, Sandler going full-Sandler. One that had been passed up by three studios beforehand, and one that earned a shiny 0% Fresh from Rotten Tomatoes afterward. THE RIDICULOUS 6 was Sandler’s first Netflix original, and he came out swinging with a full comedy. I’m not including his standup special 100% FRESH because it’s superiority is not to be argued.ĭirected By Frank Coraci (THE WEDDING SINGER, THE WATERBOY, CLICK, BLENDED) I haven’t seen many of these Netflix films, but I’m going to spend this week checking them out to see if a license to do whatever he wants has helped him create any new secret classics stupid fans like me can use to defend him when the need arises. Somewhere in the middle, there’s Adam Sandler, benefiting from both. But most Netflix movies suffer a made-for-television feel that costs a film’s vitality. It grants creators license to do some wild shit for very niche audiences.
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