Adam Sandler admits that his new movie “Blended” was an excuse for a Paid Vacation.
Blended, is the new Adam Sandler comedy reuniting Sandler and Drew Barrymore once again and according to recent reviews, the movie has not been quoted as a critical success.
But, Adam Sandler doesn’t care. He told Jimmy Kimmel Thursday night, that creating a good movie is not the point. The point is that he was able to get a paid vacation.
Adam Sandler probably feels this way after he read the recent review by the New York Times. Here are a few the critics had to say, you can read the full review here.
- Because life is short and I have other things to be upset about, I will not dwell on the offensive aspects of”Blended,” the new Adam Sandler comedy: its retrograde gender politics; its delight in the humiliation of children…its quasi-zoological depiction of Africans as servile, dancing, drum-playing simpletons.
- In my capacity as a film critic, I find myself more bothered by the sheer audience-insulting incompetence of the filmmaking and the writing. Duty compels me to identify Frank Coraci as the director and Ivan Menchell and Clare Sera as the authors of the script.
- Most of “Blended” has the look and pacing of a three-camera sitcom filmed by a bunch of eighth graders and conceived by their less bright classmates.
- There are comedians who mine their own insecurities for material. Mr. Sandler, in his recent films, compensates for his by building monuments to his own ego.
- The tragedy is that Ms. Barrymore, who has brought out the best in Mr. Sandler in their previous collaborations (“The Wedding Singer” and “50 First Dates”) is here sacrificed on the altar of his showboating narcissism.
- “Blended” is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned). It will make your children stupid.
After reading the review you can not help but feel bad for Sandler.
When you decide to make a film, do you say ‘I wanna make this film somewhere where I can be on vacation?'” Kimmel asked.
“Yes,” Sandler admitted.
Blended was shot at the safari resort in South Africa and throughout Atlanta.
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