Why do I listen to what's top 3 on Netflix!!! There's always an Adam Sandler film in the top ten. For good reason I suppose, he's very likeable, and produces a certain kind of film.

I was in the mood for watching a film, which didn't need me to think or use my brain in any way, shape or form, this did the job, I laughed at the sheer nonsense.

Under normal circumstances, I probably wouldn't watch it, but after a tough day, it made me laugh, and made me switch off.

It's awful, and I will never be able to unsee Sandler's butt, but I chuckled the whole way through it. 7/10.

You Don't Mess With the Zohan (2008): Dir: Dennis Dugan / Cast: Adam Sandler, Jon Turturro, Emmanuelle Chrique, Rob Schneider, Nick Swardson: Hilarious film about achieving your goals in a different destination. Adam Sandler plays Zohan, an Israeli counter terrorist who fakes his own death, only to embark on his dream in America as a hair stylist. While formula in structure director Dennis Dugan creates his best film to date after having made such embarrassments as Big Daddy and Problem Child. The terrorist jokes are hilarious but the sexual jokes are more stomach turning than funny. Sandler creates one of his best comic characters. Zohan desires to start new and reinvent himself with a more positive image. Jon Turturro steals scenes as a terrorist who secretly desires to be a shoe salesman. Emmanuelle Chriqui plays Zohan's love interest in what first gets drown in formula romantic clichés until a secret is revealed that adds a peaceful spin on the circumstance. Rob Schneider is hilarious as a Palestinian cab driver who holds a grudge against Zohan after losing his goat. He will inform Turturro of his whereabouts although that gains him even less respect. Nick Swardson plays a friend whom Zohan hooks up with and like anything Swardson does, he fails to be normal. Lots of gravity defying special effects are featured throughout as well as a message of starting over. Score: 9 / 10

There seems to be a very strong base for Adam Sandler--people who absolutely adore everything he makes. No matter the quality, his films always do well at the box office. Now I used to be convinced that Sandler was vastly overrated, but in the last couple years, I've gone back and seen most of his films. I was surprised to find that I either disliked them strongly (LITTLE NICKY is probably the worst of these) but also loved some of his films--particularly his romantic comedies, such as THE WEDDING SINGER. However, there seemed to be few of his films about which I felt indifferently. I think what I particularly disliked were his films that tried too hard and were too loud (aside from THE WATERBOY)--his quieter and more thoughtful films really have impressed me.

Unfortunately, YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN isn't a particularly deep film but more like the rapid-fire style that I don't care for very much. The jokes come very fast and most of them fall pretty flat. It's a shame, as I liked the film when it first began--watching Zohan on his anti-terrorism mission was pretty funny and visually stunning. However, after a short time, the film just got dumber and dumber--with countless jokes about Zohan's sexual prowess, the size of his member, his pubic hair, how he likes to have sex with old ladies, etc.. It all seemed very tiresome and intended to make the least demanding members of the audience happy--mostly teenagers who find this sort of stuff funny. It wasn't so much that the butts and sexual reference offended me, but that they just were cheap jokes that got very old very fast.

It's a shame really, as SOME parts of the film were very good and could have made a very good film. The idea of an Israeli secret agent who like a combination of James Bond and Paul Mitchell is pretty funny. And, some of the humor was reminiscent of the wonderful short, WEST BANK STORY. But, with so many flat jokes, cameos by Sandler's friends (most of which didn't seem integrated into the film and tended to actually disrupt the film) and crude references, the film just isn't one I'd recommend. Instead, trying seeing REIGN ON ME, THE WEDDING SINGER, 50 FIRST DATES or THE WATERBOY--all exceptionally good films.