You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)

Highly Overrated But Still Good

Admirable film.

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Adam Sandler is golden when it comes to playing the part as the comical, funny dork that he is. You Don't Mess With The Zohan is NOT comical, and not funny at all. He may be good in some comedies, but he cannot act to save his soul. In this atrocious feast, he tries to play as an Isreal. It doesn't work. He becomes a hair stylist who bangs old chicks. Sound great? I haven't seen all of Sandlers flicks, but this was by a land slide his worst film I have ever seen him in. One scene shows him shooting a fish out his ass. How intelligent. I don't think I laughed once. Any one who watches this should be embarrassed. Case closed.

A late 00s Adam Sandler film where an Israeli special ops superhero decides to quit with the constant fighting and move to America in order to become a hairdresser. In his own words he's there to make everything "silky smooth".Yeah, it's silly. But I cannot claim that it does not have certain charm of its own. Adam Sandler's particular style of comedy suits silly, over the top plots like this and the movie is self-aware enough to dance around most of the obvious pitfalls.That being said, the movie is pretty painful no matter how you take it. The Jew jokes are plentiful and quite obvious, the Palestine jokes are even worse and the whole premise of there being quite literal superhumans fighting on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict makes a mockery of the whole thing. Granted, I do admire the way the film eventually makes its case for mutual appreciation and tries to show the similarities between the two peoples. But it's still pretty painful most of the time.I do admit that I like this film, albeit in a guilty pleasure kind of way. It's nonsensical and stupid, but in a funny way. Adam Sandler has made much worse films in my opinion.

Yes this is a typical Adam sandler movie , people complain about it being brain dead , silly , well aren't all his movies this way and isn't this why we watch them? It's a silly movie of course but it's fun and enjoyable , no one can deny some parts of the film. I'm. It saying I was hysterical but I can't really remember the last film that did have me in stitches , at least this one has the balls to be a bit controversial and that's why I like it . Sandler does a good job again. Can't say I'd watch the film again and again that's why it's only a 6 but if you've not seen in you should definitely watch it and you will definitely laugh

This movie is so much fun. Try not to take it too seriously, it's what you expect in any Adam Sandler. Sophomoric, low-brow, raunchy humor. Get used to the innuendos and fart jokes, cause they're endless. As many penis jokes as this film had, they were actually funny. In The Love Guru, I groaned at all the pointless dick jokes. Here, Sandler plays a likable role. He's tough yet dim-witted, he's a man with a wild libido, and he has a tremendous love for hair. Expect really stupid material that is hilarious at the same time. It was so enjoyable. It's a great movie to show with friends around, there will be non-stop laughs. Every time I watch it, it gets better and better. My favorite of Sandler's is The Wedding Singer. As good as that movie is, I got a lot more chuckles from the Zohan. Overall, this is an extremely funny movie that I'll never forget, so leave your brain at the door and don't take it too seriously. The Zohan rules!