3. That’s My Boy (Dir. Sean Anders)
The movie: Adam Sandler plays another schmuck who – whilst still a kid in school – gets his teacher pregnant (?). When he grows up, he decides to track down his son, played by Andy Samberg, and proceeds to drag the actor down to Adam Sandler movie-level, which is the kind of place where Hollywood nightmares are made.
Why it’s awful: Forget the fact that Adam Sandler seems to be caught in a depressing whirlwind made up of one terrible comedy after another, That’s My Boy might be the worst flick he’s made yet, and that’s including the laugh-free hellstrom that was last year’s Jack & Jill. Okay, maybe not: nothing is as bad as Jack & Jill, but That’s My Boy isn’t far off. There’s maybe two or three “jokes” that actually work over the course of this thing, none of which are particularly noteworthy – it’s just that they don’t make you sigh like all the others do.
This movie makes light of all sorts of strange topics, such as pedophilia, rape and incest, though never with an ounce of intelligence, choosing instead to just brush over them and expect people to laugh just because, hey, look what we’re casually skimming over like it’s normal. The fact that poor Andy Samberg signed onto this just makes the whole experience even more unbearable – you can actually see the shame on his face for the entirely of the movie. Bah.
Low point: Adam Sandler does another one of his weird voices throughout, which is even more annoying than you’d expect.
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