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You Don't Mess with the Zohan (Unrated)

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Adam Sandler laughs all the way to Fort Knox by making pathetic comedies devoid of characterization and style. The crudely bizarre "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" is specially designed for Sandler's fan base. Others need not apply. The art of film comedy remains dead and buried in Hollywood, with no resurrection in sight.

I'm shocked at how many people actually liked this stinker. I'm not an Adam Sandler fan as I find most of his movies mildly funny at best. I understand that he has a loyal following but this particular movie is scraping the bottom even for Sandler. From the lame political undertones to the crude and not funny jokes this movie just offers nothing. Even the acting was terrible with has-beens and never-was-beens such as Rob Schneider and other no-names. Overall a complete waist of 2 hours.

Please do not waste your money on this DVD. I made the mistake of not reading the reviews before I ordered it, soft porn is the way I would describe it.

Adam Sandler is like a nearly washed-up pro baseball slugger; he either hits one out of the ballpark or looks absolutely ridiculous striking out on three curve balls in the dirt. This one is the latter.

With bits that oftentimes give a wink and a nod to old Saturday Night Live skits and a heavy dose of unsettling sexual "humor," this ultimately proves to be a very weak attempt by Sandler to deliver a comedic twist on the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Die-hard fans will enjoy the breeze from the swings, but Sandler fails miserably in the clutch.

i mistakenly thought an adam sandler/robert smigel/judd apatow movie couldn't be anything less than hilarious.oh how wrong i was.this movie is horrible.between sandlers accent that sounds perplexingly french at times, the endless wire stunts and the lame political undertones i just wanted it to end.the coup de gras was the ending when it got all serious with the whole peace between israel and palestine thing.with mariah carey singing in the background.yeah it really blows.

If you were ever a fan of blazing saddles like I am, then you'd see the value in this movie a lot clearer. Blazing saddles used humor to tackle a situation of racism in america that was a major issue that everyone just tiptoed around because everyone was so scared of offending others, but Blazing saddles took racism and punched it in the nose with humor. You don't mess with the Zohan is an exceptional film with slapstick humor all throughout delivered in the same manner that Blazing Saddles delivered. It managed to take the middle east conflict and all the racism and hatred that is there hit it square in the nose, sure there was plenty of stuff some might deem as "Offensive" but I was never a fan of political correctness, it censors us and brings us to a point where free speech is taken away. I salute you Adam Sandler, you made a funny movie, and you managed to tackle a much bigger issue in the process. This movie was art, if people can't appreciate it, then they need to open up their minds some.

While I've never been a -huge- fan of Adam Sandler's films, I have watched them and laughed throughout most of them. I'm the type of guy who enjoys some slapstick, some raunchy humor, and a lot of zanyness.

I went into Zohan not expecting anything but pure frivolous humor. You don't go into films like this with any expectations, and I think that's where a lot of the reviewers prior to myself went wrong. They went in expecting to see an evolution of Sandler's humor, and while I would say that Zohan raised the bar a tad, it's still Adam Sandler. Yes, it's going to have a corny ending, a lot of physical humor, and a healthy dose of humor aimed at the more intelligent in the crowd as well.

Overall, I couldn't stop giggling, laughing, and chuckling throughout most of the film. After a long streak of not seeing any humor films, I thought it was the perfect thing to bring me back to comedies. The last few years, especially, have been incredibly lackluster in regards to comedies (if that's what evolution of the genre is, count me out, by the way), and I found Zohan refreshing.

I think another thing a lot of the other reviewers missed, is that the film in no way expected to take itself seriously. The only serious moments were cheesy, predictable, and ultimately corny, which is irony in itself and only contributed to my bemused chuckling. Yes, a lot of the humor bordered on racial stereotyping, there were a lot of over-the-top accents and allusions to the Middle East, so if you're the type to get touchy about that, feel free to skip. I found it to be a rather hilarious joke on the seriousness that everybody applies to the stereotyping. The stereotyping is, actually, rather fair and towards the end even shows plenty of "good stereotyping" (as accurate as stereotyping ever is, which is to say, rarely).

Really, the film laughs at itself. Are there some bum moments? Certainly, but it seems that's been the case for almost every film I've seen in the last few years, but it was grand seeing the cast and crew not try to make this the 'next great comedy' and just have a load of fun. And if the cast and crew are laughing at themselves (which you can clearly feel through the screen), you can't help but laugh with them.

If you want to spend an hour or two snickering and have an open mind, give Zohan a shot. Don't expect an evolution of comedy. Don't expect the bar to be raised, because that's not what this film was trying to do. It was trying to be ridiculous and make people utter that ever so fantastic groaning-giggle followed by the heart chuckle.

Don't let the other critics fool you, they've probably forgotten the meaning of the word 'satire'.

This was a very funny movie. Not only are there a million laugh out loud moments, but I thought it was also a sardonic look into Middle East relations both there and in America. Not much about the Mid-East conflicts is funny, but this movie fearlessly finds the humor and delivers the laughs and even some messages.

I thought it was very original and unpredictable. This is a perfect Sunday afternoon fun-fest.

A "Kumbaya" type of film with a "Can't we all get along" theme that has more than a few belly laughs. Opens with some interesting shots presumably of the Middle East terrain, but possibly a convincing illusion created on a Hollywood sound stage.

In general, I would say that the Palestinians come out on the short end based on the direction of the satire and the stereotypes. And it was hard to gauge why all of the customers of the Arab-owned hair styling shop were all elderly Jewish women. Anyway, if you've got nothing better to watch and want a few chuckles, this one will definitely fit the bill

This movie was interestingly funny, meaning it was a bit weird but i liked and i understand adam sandler's humor which is why I thought this movie was hilarious. Plus the palastinian girl in this movie is very sexy. Shes beautiful.