You Don't Mess With The Zohan (DVD)

Advantages: Good start, amusing at points,
Disadvantages: Drags on way too long for my liking, too much of a one-joke movie, a bit too stereotypical perhaps

...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 ... Read review

Advantages: Funny, silly, easy to watch, good adult comedy
Disadvantages: Maybe too sillyfor some

...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 ... Read review

Advantages: Funny as hell.
Disadvantages: Not for most

...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. ... Read review

Advantages: Some decent stunt sequences.
Disadvantages: It's not funny.

...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 ... Read review

Advantages: Emmanuelle Chiqrui seems ok and the plot could have been ok in theory
Disadvantages: Crap jokes, bad taste

...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 ... Read review