Teared up at the touching moments and the underlying message of the movie, but it could not save the movie itself from being terrible. The protagonist is unlikable, doesn't listen to advice and keeps blaming the 'messenger' for ruining his life. Buddy, you ruined your own life by not heeding advice, and acting throughout majority of the movie like somebody who just can't delay gratification (or bad moments), even though he has been through so many events that served as lessons.
Heck, the rain scene near the end where he chases down his son to relay the important message of putting family first could have been very meaningful, but throughout that scene I simply thought: he still isn't listening to advice (Morty warns him it can all end here if he continues), and undermines the scene because 'putting family first' doesn't mean you can sacrifice your own life to deliver a message that probably can be done over a communication device while not sacrificing your life, or perhaps even the next time when they visit. Unnecessarily sacrificing your own life is simply being selfish and not putting your own family first, even if it means your message will have 100x more impact.
To add to the negatives, Sandler's expressions were wooden throughout the movie, except when his character felt distraught, which ironically I would think requires more acting skills. Not having watched many of Sandler's movies, I wondered if that was meant to be his character's expression, or simply that the acting was bad. Either way, it was quite distracting and pulled the bar down even lower.
Review by sfuxionBlockedParent2021-04-11T17:29:25Z
Teared up at the touching moments and the underlying message of the movie, but it could not save the movie itself from being terrible. The protagonist is unlikable, doesn't listen to advice and keeps blaming the 'messenger' for ruining his life. Buddy, you ruined your own life by not heeding advice, and acting throughout majority of the movie like somebody who just can't delay gratification (or bad moments), even though he has been through so many events that served as lessons.
Heck, the rain scene near the end where he chases down his son to relay the important message of putting family first could have been very meaningful, but throughout that scene I simply thought: he still isn't listening to advice (Morty warns him it can all end here if he continues), and undermines the scene because 'putting family first' doesn't mean you can sacrifice your own life to deliver a message that probably can be done over a communication device while not sacrificing your life, or perhaps even the next time when they visit. Unnecessarily sacrificing your own life is simply being selfish and not putting your own family first, even if it means your message will have 100x more impact.
To add to the negatives, Sandler's expressions were wooden throughout the movie, except when his character felt distraught, which ironically I would think requires more acting skills. Not having watched many of Sandler's movies, I wondered if that was meant to be his character's expression, or simply that the acting was bad. Either way, it was quite distracting and pulled the bar down even lower.