I had to see this being a huge sandler fan, despite the universal dismal reviews, below are the FAQ's that i will try to answer about jack and jill
1. Does it deserve IMDb 2.8 rating? No, it is not that bad, unfortunately it became the object of hatred for critics and public for no reason
2. Is it better than average sandler fares? Not as good as any sandler film till 2008, better than 'just go with it' (which i thought was the lamest sandler movie till date), as good as 'grown ups' may be
3. what doesn't work about this movie? the writing, the dialogues should have been more funnier, although its not totally lame, there are some funny lines in between and some physical comedy which saves the movie from a total fiasco.
4. How are the performances? Sandler is usual, shouting and screaming which will please his fans as usual, he looks pretty funny as jill and pulls out good physical comedy, Al pacino is a great actor make no mistake, but i felt that he was a miscast, he is too serious an actor to mock himself and because of that in his screen time the movie loses momentum over the humour, i felt that an actor of sandler brand like rob schnieder would have done justice to that role, Katie holmes is there for 15 minutes which is as good as a special appearance.
5. Is it going to be detrimental to sandler's career? No
overall i did not find this movie bad, it was entertaining in parts and sandler fans can watch it, The strength of the movie was its premise which i felt was one of the best ideas, i mean sandler playing his own twin sister made me laugh from the first go, but the ordinary writing stopped it from becoming a happy gilmore or a billy madison...
6/10...
1. Does it deserve IMDb 2.8 rating? No, it is not that bad, unfortunately it became the object of hatred for critics and public for no reason
2. Is it better than average sandler fares? Not as good as any sandler film till 2008, better than 'just go with it' (which i thought was the lamest sandler movie till date), as good as 'grown ups' may be
3. what doesn't work about this movie? the writing, the dialogues should have been more funnier, although its not totally lame, there are some funny lines in between and some physical comedy which saves the movie from a total fiasco.
4. How are the performances? Sandler is usual, shouting and screaming which will please his fans as usual, he looks pretty funny as jill and pulls out good physical comedy, Al pacino is a great actor make no mistake, but i felt that he was a miscast, he is too serious an actor to mock himself and because of that in his screen time the movie loses momentum over the humour, i felt that an actor of sandler brand like rob schnieder would have done justice to that role, Katie holmes is there for 15 minutes which is as good as a special appearance.
5. Is it going to be detrimental to sandler's career? No
overall i did not find this movie bad, it was entertaining in parts and sandler fans can watch it, The strength of the movie was its premise which i felt was one of the best ideas, i mean sandler playing his own twin sister made me laugh from the first go, but the ordinary writing stopped it from becoming a happy gilmore or a billy madison...
6/10...
