Repellant Adam Sandler comedy in which he plays a slacker
who, as a seventh-grader, was willingly seduced by one of his
teachers (Eva Amurri Martino) and conceived a son. Decades
later, down on his luck, he seeks out his estranged offspring
(Andy Samberg) -- now a successful financier engaged to be
married (to Leighton Meester) -- hoping a family reunion on a
sleazy reality TV show will raise enough money to pay off his
back taxes and keep him out of jail. Sandler's obsession with
body functions and bodily fluids is given full rein under
Sean Anders' direction. But potty humor constitutes no more
than the tip of a noisome iceberg here.
Watch out for: Fundamentally immoral values;
a vile representation of the priesthood; strong sexual
content -- including the sexual abuse of a child, an incest
theme, masturbation, and upper female and rear nudity; drug
use; frequent scatological humor; and pervasive rough, crude
and crass language.
Rated: The Catholic News Service
classification is O -- morally offensive. The Motion Picture
Association of America rating is R -- restricted. Under 17
requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
© Arlington Catholic Herald 1970