Although I found myself laughing at quite a few parts (particularly when the Zohan was on the job as a soldier), there were also a lot of parts where I was thinking to myself "Come on. The silliness comes from Sandler, the raunchy stuff comes from Apatow, and everything else comes from Smigel. Part of the problem is that three writers with different mentalities are writing the script. So how does the humor compare to previous Sandler features? Well, it's unfocused. Oh, and he loves making sexual remarks as much as Borat does. Now, he's an Isreali counter-terrorist with a fetish for cutting hair. This guy has played football (twice), gone on fifty first dates, paused and sped up his life, and married Kevin James. Deeds," he became a billionaire overnight. In "Gilmore," he was a hockey nut with a hidden talent for golf. Adam Sandler loves to put himself in ridiculous situations. But you know what, I liked it, my friend liked it, quite a few people in the audience liked it, it was a good time had. I knew very well coming in to the 7:45 showing of "You Don't Mess with the Zohan" that this was going to be crazy. Yes, this is the same stuff that he was doing ten years ago with "The Waterboy." Yes, this is the same company that brought us "Happy Gilmore" and "Click." And yes, while I have aged a bit since I could appreciate the his silliness, there is still a part of me that enjoys the goofy fun that Adam Sandler likes to put on screen. Look folks, this is ADAM SANDLER we're talking about here.
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