'Jack and Jill' Bombs With Critics: Worst Adam Sandler Comedy Ever?
SLIDESHOW: Worst Adam Sandler Comedy?
"Jack and Jill"
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"Jack and Jill"
In "Jack and Jill," Sandler plays both himself (Jack) and his 40-something twin sister (Jill). Add Katie Holmes to the mix -- who seems to be the kiss of death for modern movies -- and you've got a total disaster.
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"Grown Ups"
This 2010 buddy flick was a box office hit but failed to delight critics. The Daily Telgraph compared it to "being sat on by all your least favorite school bullies."
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"I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry"
As The Wall Street Journal put it, this 2007 flick about straight men who become domestic partners "manages to insult gays, straights, men, women, children, African-Americans, Asians, pastors, mailmen" and more.
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"Anger Management"
New York magazine called this 2003 Sandler-Jack Nicholson pair-up "the kind of coarse comedy where a fart serves as a punch line."
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"Mr. Deeds"
As The Guardian put it, this 2002 remake was "so bad it will make your gums bleed. Orphanage fires are funnier."
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"Happy Gilmore"
The 1996 golf comedy has its fans, but as Variety put it, "There are about three minutes of funny material in Happy Gilmore, and pretty much all of them are in the trailer."
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247 votes
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78 votes
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14% | |||
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91 votes
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39 votes
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49 votes
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53 votes
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In "Jack and Jill," Sandler plays both himself (Jack Sadelstein) and his 40-something twin sister (Jill Sadelstein). Add Katie Holmes to the mix -- who seems to be the kiss of death for modern movies -- and you've got a total disaster on your hands.
"If not for a few sorta funny scenes with Al Pacino (playing himself), this would be the worst film of the year," says E! Online, giving the film a "D" grade. "As it is, it's merely one of the worst films of the year."
Moviefone goes one step further, calling Jill Sadelstein "the epitome of sadness" -- a lonely 42-year-old woman with severe gastrointestinal problems.
The film -- which currently has a 2 percent rating on RottenTomatoes.com, is replete with "poop jokes" and even a "gas explosion" from Mexican food. But if you're spending $10 to see an Adam Sandler movie, that's what you're paying for, right?
With the exception of "The Wedding Singer," some might argue that Sandler hasn't released a good comedy since his "Billy Madison"/"Happy Gilmore" days. True Sandler haters would say he's NEVER put out a good comedy. Put your snob hat on and let us know: What's the worst Adam Sandler comedy ever made?
Top Opinion
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jOkEsOnYoU 2011/11/12 00:12:15"Jack and Jill"
this was a shame smh nd idk what the critics were thinking,Happy Gilmore is a classic:)
Anger mgmt. was just ok and I love some of the ones listed but the stupid one of all time was that dumb cartoon called "Crazy eights!" Really dumb.
I liked Punch Drunk Love and 50 First Dates the rest are just formula crap.
Asking which of his films is the worst is about the same as asking someone:
"Which of your all-night -crazed -naked parties with three Penthouse models (who happen to be nymphomaniacs) was least satisfying?"
C'mon, dude is a natural happy-making comic genius!
Even Chuck and Larry was okay, I just didn't like the pushing the gay-agenda thing in a film....(Again)
I hope Adam makes boatloads of money doing what he loves and doing it so well. A lot of the happiest moments of my life were punctuated with/or as a result of his humor.
I think what happens sometimes is a really poorly arranged film destined for failure manages to survive SOLELY BECAUSE of Sandler's epic talent.
Adam Sandler is just not that funny.
However, I did not like that movie "Funny People". It was boring and corny mixed together.
The sad thing about "Jack and Jill" is that its premise could actually work if it was put into the right hands and if it was made about 10 years ago. It's Adam Sandler in drag! If he could do it well on SNL, a feature length film wouldn't be so bad either.