Release Date:
06/06/2008
Directed by: Dennis Dugan
The Skinny: Revered by military tacticians and club kids alike, disco-dancing Zohan Dvir (Adam Sandler) is an invincible secret agent who dreams of becoming a New York hairstylist. As you'd expect, Zohan fakes his death, dons a finely coifed hairdo, and starts trimming perms and banging broads in a Palestinian salon.
The Good: We’re hard-pressed to find something redeeming amid all the mess, but ogling Entourage hottie Emmanuelle Chriqui for the better part of this flick helps. Also, some surprisingly awesome cameos abound, but aside from the initial reaction of “hey, it’s Chris Rock!” they’re rarely funny. Hmm...yup, that’s it.
The Bad: Zohan’s plot is so inconceivably inane you have to wonder if Sandler actually bought a studio to get it made. It’s obvious the man enjoyed Borat, but someone with Sandler’s comedic chops should reach for material more clever than silly foreign accents, '90s dance scenes and, ahem, boundless racism.
Challenge: Count the number of times hummus is used for comedic effect and divide it by the amount of times you actually laughed. This will determine how badly Sandler ripped you off.
Theater, DVD or TNT in Five Years? Never, honestly.
The Skinny: Revered by military tacticians and club kids alike, disco-dancing Zohan Dvir (Adam Sandler) is an invincible secret agent who dreams of becoming a New York hairstylist. As you'd expect, Zohan fakes his death, dons a finely coifed hairdo, and starts trimming perms and banging broads in a Palestinian salon.
The Good: We’re hard-pressed to find something redeeming amid all the mess, but ogling Entourage hottie Emmanuelle Chriqui for the better part of this flick helps. Also, some surprisingly awesome cameos abound, but aside from the initial reaction of “hey, it’s Chris Rock!” they’re rarely funny. Hmm...yup, that’s it.
The Bad: Zohan’s plot is so inconceivably inane you have to wonder if Sandler actually bought a studio to get it made. It’s obvious the man enjoyed Borat, but someone with Sandler’s comedic chops should reach for material more clever than silly foreign accents, '90s dance scenes and, ahem, boundless racism.
Challenge: Count the number of times hummus is used for comedic effect and divide it by the amount of times you actually laughed. This will determine how badly Sandler ripped you off.
Theater, DVD or TNT in Five Years? Never, honestly.