I'm 38, so I remember the Sandler glory years, the SNL dominance, Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, and The Waterboy. I watched him "mature" into such great flicks as 50 First Dates, The Wedding Singer, and yes, even Click. Along the way he made a few that weren't classic but I always pulled for his character and found the redemption of his characters charming and fun. But Sandler has lost something and it shows. Grown Ups was awful. There were no laughs in it. That's My Boy is a step up from that but a step down from Just Go With It. So he's firmly in the hit or miss category the last few years. That's My Boy first half is dull and uninspired. Sandler phones in the whole performance. Samberg is okay as the straight guy but he didn't really yuck up the screen either. Somewhere, halfway, the movie grows on you. Vanilla Ice owns his role as Vanilla Ice and you really wind up liking the guy. So the movie gets cute, you smile...but laugh with silliness? That's missing BIG TIME. The plot is mad thin, there's no doubt where it's going and where it will end but that's forgivable if Sandler does his thing. He doesn't and the result is an average Sandler movie that falls down into the bottom 5 or 6 movies he's done. It is, of course, a must for Adam Sandler fans but if you don't like the guy I insist you avoid it. Get your old crew back Sandler. Your missing someone in your crew dude and it shows.
Review of That's My Boy
