I know Adam Sandler's movies aren't what they used to be, but reading the other reviews, it's as if this is the first slapstick comedy movie any of these people have ever seen. If you're a certain type of person, I guess you just can't get past your rigid thought processes in order to suspend disbelief long enough to watch a movie with a clearly absurd premise. Once you learn that about yourself, you should stop seeing films that are obviously meant to be stupid fun.
For those who don't mind a fair bit of tom foolery, this movie is above average. It's not high art, but it has some very funny moments, and hits a lot of the same 1980s nostalgia buttons Adam Sandler movies often press. The film is comparable to Grown Ups, but for the crowd who played video games before they were cool.
I liked it, my date (who is quite a bit younger and never played video games) liked it. It was a pretty inoffensive film with lots of stupid humor. Again, it's nothing special, but if you turn off your brain it makes for a fun time.
It's certainly neither a 1-star movie nor a 10-star movie. In fact, I rarely trust people who rate films in absolute terms. I've seen very few perfect movies and even fewer that were total garbage, but I've seen thousands of films in that 3-8 range.
For those who don't mind a fair bit of tom foolery, this movie is above average. It's not high art, but it has some very funny moments, and hits a lot of the same 1980s nostalgia buttons Adam Sandler movies often press. The film is comparable to Grown Ups, but for the crowd who played video games before they were cool.
I liked it, my date (who is quite a bit younger and never played video games) liked it. It was a pretty inoffensive film with lots of stupid humor. Again, it's nothing special, but if you turn off your brain it makes for a fun time.
It's certainly neither a 1-star movie nor a 10-star movie. In fact, I rarely trust people who rate films in absolute terms. I've seen very few perfect movies and even fewer that were total garbage, but I've seen thousands of films in that 3-8 range.