YOU DON’T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN

RYAN: Adam Sandler decided to make another film, “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan,” thus adding to his list of random characters.

CAROLINE: Is it me or does he not know how to do an Israeli accent at all?

RYAN: OMG he was terrible. He couldn’t even say the Hebrew words right. It was totally bizarre. It’s a very well cast film though. All the supporting actors are great; even better than him I’d say.

CAROLINE: I thought he was decent; he didn’t bug me as much as he bugged you. And as predicted, there are lots of fun cameos from recognizable comedians.

RYAN: I liked the woman who was the mom in “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” and I liked “Let’s get ready to rumble” guy.

CAROLINE: That would be Lainie Kazan and Michael Buffer. As feared, this movie was way too long.

RYAN: By about 25 minutes. And my fear was that it would be offensive and not funny. Luckily it wasn’t as offensive as I thought it might be, but it was definitely not funny. I love Judd Apatow, and he co-wrote the film, but I just don’t think Adam Sandler is funny. I don’t get his humor.

CAROLINE: I much prefer him in romantic roles because I’m a chick. I liked him “50 First Dates” and “The Wedding Singer.” He’s fine in this, but not great. The comedy was strong for the first fifteen minutes, and I laughed several times; but then it went down a steady decline as the movie got longer… and longer… and way too long.

RYAN: I remember hearing you laugh early on and getting angry at you in my mind because I didn’t think it was funny and I didn’t want you to either. I’m gonna go out on a limb and say I hated this movie. Adam Sandler doesn’t commit. You see the smirk on his face every time he’s about to deliver a funny line.

CAROLINE: He is, however, in very good shape. I think he lets himself go between movies sometimes, but for this one he definitely worked out. And we see his bare butt a few times.

RYAN: Ick. Honestly, I think even Will Ferrell is better than him.

CAROLINE: And that’s saying something, given that we’re not that fond of Will Ferrell these days. The girl from “Entourage,” Emmanuelle Chriqui, plays the movie’s love interest, and she looks beautiful. She gets to wear some cute, albeit slightly tacky, outfits.

RYAN: And Mrs. Garrett from TV’s “Facts of Life” is in there for a minute, now with white hair.

CAROLINE: BTW Emmanuelle’s Middle Eastern accent was 8,000 times better than Adam Sandler’s.

RYAN: Without a doubt. And we loved Alec Mapa as the hairdresser too. Overall, this movie isn’t a total loss, but I really feel like this is an hour and fifty minutes of my life that I’ll never get back.

CAROLINE: I didn’t hate it that much, but I was definitely disappointed because the trailer made it look so damn funny and we knew Judd Apatow was involved. I had high hopes, but they were dashed.

RYAN: The first ten minutes are clever and there’s a lot of physical comedy, almost like a superhero movie. But then it all goes away and there are lots of cheap shots at the gay stereotype of being a hairdresser. There are straight hairstylists in the world, people.

CAROLINE: Well, there are also lots of potshots at Palestinians and Israelis among others. No one is safe in this movie. Bottom line?

RYAN: I wasn’t very entertained, and I don’t recommend seeing this on the big screen. It could definitely be a rental or LBH, you can skip it altogether.

CAROLINE: Unfortunately, it’s one of those situations where all the funny scenes are in the trailer. It’s pretty disappointing. Definitely not a must-see in the theater unless you’re some sort of extraordinary Adam Sandler fan.