You Don't Mess With The Zohan (DVD)

If you enjoyed Ben Stiller in Zoolander then You Don't Mess With The Zohan is bound to be right up your street, and I have to confess it's the first Adam Sandler movie I have enjoyed for a great amount of time. Zohan (Sandler) is a Mossad agent whose life is spent carrying out assignments for his government, there is no one like, neither has there ever been anyone like Zohan, he is the ultimate killing machine. Sadly for Zohan this is not the life ...
...hardly a movie to cause you to laugh out loud; however what it does do is give you chance to double take a number of times. A little game of keepie ups providing the biggest double take, and the thing that awoke me from my partial slumber, hang on a minute that's not a football they are kicking, it's a cat! Even realising that this is clearly a computer generated effect it's a scene that you cannot help to look at open jawed, and in reflection it's ...

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...silliness once in a while, you know? but I wasn't so impressed with this, once the initial story really started, it got a bit boring and also of course there's the serious side to this, I mean obviously the actual conflict between the Israeli's and the Palestinians, its a very serious thing, so I'm not sure how I feel about it. I don't think the movie is really making fun of either side, I guess you could say in a silly way it highlights the fact ...
...out a movie for me. You get the idea that this is a crazy guy who loves the ladies and isn't shy about saying certain things to certain people and all of that but after a while it is rather tiring! I'm sure some teenagers, boys inparticularly I'd imagine, would get a good laugh from it though, it probably is intended more for that age I guess. However I was a bit surprised that it was given a 12 rating given that there are some rather um saucy scenes ...

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...Spoilers included, well hardly. You Don't Mess With The Zohan. Right! Adam Sandler stars as Zohan, an Israeli special forces super hero who seems to have the knack of excelling in everything he does, of being extremely attractive to the ladies and the envy of all the guys. You would think he would be in seventh heaven but no all he wants to do is escape his life, move to America and become a successful hairdresser. This is much to the disgust of ...
...really funny as long as you like silly films. For me there were plenty of laugh out loud moments and even Hubby enjoyed this film. Now this is saying something as he traditionally does not like American comedy films. I did not know what the film was going to be about but I knew it was a comedy. Zohan's sexual exploits, as with his friend's mother, where he lodges in America, are sniggeringly funny. The sight of him cooking a barbeque naked on the ...

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...every respect comparable to marmite; you either love it, or you hate it. Myself, I fall into the former category (for the film and marmite, at least no one steals my sandwiches). == The Plot == Pointless is the word here, the films primary concern is being funny, and the ridiculous plot takes a back seat). Basically, an Iranian counter terrorist gets tired of his life, fakes his own death (amazingly convincingly) and goes to America to become a ...
...corny dialogue such as ‘are you bionic? – no I only go for girls’ as well as cheesy attempts at serious moments – ‘the electrical store is a dream killer’. The film focuses on blatant rather than subtle humor. == Overall == A great film if you have a mental/ physical age of less than 15 or can maintain a mental age of 15 for a few hours. For those looking for sophistication and subtly, turn away now. ...

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...the execrable "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" I would have given it an exceptionally wide berth. Sadly I was sucked in by the slapstick shenanigans of the trailer, much to my chagrin. Dennis Dugan seems pathologically incapable of shooting comedy. He has no comic timing to speak of, allowing jokes to go on too long or repeating the same gag long after it has ceased to be funny. This is especially true of Zohan's propensity for catching things ...
...of good lines, the funniest you get is Zohan's father telling him "You're like Rembrandt with a grenade." Instead we are subjected to a plethora of knob jokes that are too frequent to raise a smile. Adam Sandler is definitely losing his edge in the comedy stakes. He seems to have lost the ability to create characters an audience will care about like Robbie Hart in "The Wedding Singer". In his hands, Zohan is a one-trick pony; a bad haircut with ...

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...I have (I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Happy Gilmore and 50 First Dates, I thought they were ok), so I had no reason to expect a disaster when it came to Zohan. Sandler with his bufonted hairstyle was hard for me to recognise, I have to admit there were a few moments of slapstick laughter or parts which I found funny but definitely not enough considering the whole film was a joke and there was a joke in just about every line. Sandler (Zohan) ...
...be a hairdresser instead, with an old Paul Mitchell magazine he heads to the US much to his parents disgust to take up hairdressing. It takes him along time to get a job but eventually he does so at a Palestinian salon despite the fact he is trying to avoid both Palestinians and Israelis to move on to a new life. Apart from that, the story line is full of gross situations, Zohan's obsession with doing revolting things and slapping his willy and ...

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...ideas and it will keep you bursting with laughter after every few minutes. If you are into a sex comedy film then this will not let you down! However, even though the film has a lot of comic laughs throughout, the plot is a little messy. There is not enough seriousness in the movie which builds excitement and this can get quite boring without it. At first, I sat down watching the first several minutes and I enjoyed what I had spent my money on, ...
...it to others? If you are a into a sex comedy film then I will definitely recommend this for you as it has many laughs throughout the movie which will not disappoint you. However, id you recommend a serious movie with tension and so on, I would strongly say to forget this movie as it does not contain much of the serious parts needed to entertain you. Overall, it is a funny film that I did enjoy until a while later when I started getting a little ...

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...tricks but is just so you know what kind of movie this is going to be. There is a certain scene at the beginning where he cooks fish naked on a beach when he throws it up in the air and catches it in his backside which is always a thoroughly amusing part. He then gets taken off by his commander, to capture a terrorist. Zohan has other ideas... He wants to cut and style hair. When he tells his parents this they certainly don't take the idea seriously. ...
...say and do but i felt it got on the edge of racist at times. ***Few Extra Details*** Run time: 113 Mins Price: RRP around 20-30 pounds Sound track: Dolby 5:1 Filmed in: Manhattan/Israel Language: English (some Hebrew used though) Hope you like the review. Callumstrictly ...

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This is one of the best movies i have ever watched in my life. I would highly recommend this to everyone! This film was Produced by the Happy Madison Production company which is in fact Adam Sandlers own production company. Adam Sandler does an amazing job in the film and generally makes it overall an extremely enjoyable film. A Little bit about the movie: In this film we follow an Israeli Couter-terrorist army commado named Zohan. He is in a never ...
...'Phantom' Zohan see's his chance to get awaw from all of the fighting and hate as all he want to do is be a Hairdresser. He fakes his own death and escapes Israel and heads for America. Once he arrives in America he runs into some trouble that is occuring at a cross-section. He helps out the cyclist who was ran of the road and then gets taken back to his new friends house and is offered a place to stay. The Zohan needs to cover up his identity so ...

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Adam Sandler isn't exactly known as highbrow comedy, but Indiana Jones was hardly Shakespeare, and look how popular that was. "Don't Mess With The Zohan" is standard Sandler form in the very silly and pretty dumb humour, but to any Adam Sandler fans, that is the attraction. Sometimes you just need a silly funny film to laugh at. No thinking, just laughing. And this delivers in droves. With a truckload of over the top characters and a lot of catchy buzz phrases, Zohan delivers as a simple comedy that does what it sets out to do: Make you laugh. If you like Adam Sandler, catch this, it's one of his best. ...

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...also thought that about big daddy, and im happy to say i was wrong on both counts. Yes some might the think the story line is a little off the wall but i think if it makes you laugh then the story is just a added bonus. RATED:PG13 RUNNINGTIME:113min ...

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...death so that he can fulful his dream to Newyork as a haristylist so he let his mortal enemy win when they were fighting in the beach and he escape and went to the Newyork. There are lots of scenes that will make you laugh so don't miss watching it. ...

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You Don't Mess with the Zohan is the latest film with Adam Sandler starring and a huge cast of celebrity friends appearing alongside him. The film centers on the Zohan who is an elite special forces operative and is stopping the major conflicts between the Iraelis and the Palestinians but who has now had enough of the war and the fighting and has taken his decision to leave and go to American to cut hair. The basic story of the film is a flimsy ...
...utter insane comedy throughout. If you are a fan of Adam Sandler then go in expecting this to be another silly comedy but don't go in expecting to walk out having seen an all time classic movie as this film is probably best described as a bit of fluff to enjoy for what it is . Some great comedy which is silly but nothing you will walk away with and a few days later remember...once you walk away after watching this you will be smiling but won't ...

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...Well worth watching, especially if you are a big Adam Sandler fan, as this is one of his best roles to date, It's got all the classic comedy that you associste with Sandler, it's got the love interest in sexy actress, Emmanuelle Chriqui and the jokes are fast flowing, well thought up and delivered to perfection. Favourite quote. Michael: "Are you bionic?" Zohan: "No, i only like the ladies, but thanks for the offer" ...

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If you like Adam Sandler go to see this movie. Who is Zohan? an Israeli secret agent , something like james Bond. Or a kind of Israeli Jason Bourne. He is funny ,creative and charming secret agent. Whose real passion is cutting hair. He fakes his death, no one knew that his still alive and moved to the big Apple New York city. To become a stylist. Once he was in , females went wild about him. He not only cut hair but service tons of femals and ...
...passions, their emossions and their love to their dangerous job that they could be eliminated any time any day. If you are Adam Sandler fan, go to see this movie , enjoy it and don't feel bad that you spent $12 withouth the soda and the popcorn. ...

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