movie review - Big Daddy
the journal of Michael Werneburg
twenty-eight years and a million words
Toronto, 1999.11.05
Crap. As expected. I'm starting to actively dislike Sandler. The Watterboy was excusable because it was intended to be lightweight crap, just like Happy Gilmour, which was a movie that had entertaining moments (between product placements). But this one can't seem to settle on being serious and slapstick, which is worse than the usual critic's complaint about movies that can't determine whether they want to be a drama or comedy. Life contains both drama and comedy; it doesn't, however, include the behaviour exhibited when this one breaks down, which it does on several occasions.
Not recommended.