Grandma's Boy

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: January 6, 2006

7.2	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 144 Ratings

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MarkB.Jun 20, 2006

Produced by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison production company, but not featuring any trace of Sandler onscreen, this lazy but occasionally amusing arrested-adolescent opus DOES manage to perform one truly remarkable feat. It gives Produced by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison production company, but not featuring any trace of Sandler onscreen, this lazy but occasionally amusing arrested-adolescent opus DOES manage to perform one truly remarkable feat. It gives Sandler's old SNL buddy and hanger-on Rob Schneider (who's normally absolutely unbearable when he's doing anything but makin' copies) a role as an irate landlord in which he manages to be somewhat amusing, if a bit politically incorrect, then has the good sense to permanently remove him from the picture before the opening credits. Such other ex-Not Ready For Prime Time Players as David Spade and Kevin Nealon contribute nice bitd that help the viewer temporarily forget the fact that this comedy about a thirtysomething video game tester who's forced to move in with his grandmother doesn't really have a plot until the last 10 minutes. Not only are the protagonist and his buddies serious stoners, but it's impossible to avoid the impression that the writers pretty much worked under both a literal and metaphorical fog throughout. The movie's most distinctive characteristic (besides its jaw-droppingly amateurish poster ad) is the triumvirate of extremely veteran character actresses that play Grandma and her friends: Method actress Shirley Knight doesn't get much to do and looks embarrassed doing it, but Doris Roberts deserves some kind of a medal--this script isn't one-tenth as good as the most average episode of Everybody Loves Raymond, but Roberts, bless her heart, plays it as though it is. As for Shirley Jones, it's nice to report that she looks almost as good as she did in Elmer Gantry over four decades ago, but Grandma's Boy loses a whole point for an incredibly disrespectful, offensive and insulting line involving her (character's) nether regions that the moviemakers might have thought made them seem all hip and cutting-edge for trashing Mama Partridge Howard Stern-style, but just proves that Grandma needs to take a belt, a ruler, or a good old fashioned hickory stick to these boys!… Expand

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KevinB.Jan 13, 2006

Not worth the full price of a ticket for sure, but it has it's moments and moves along quickly. Would have worked better as a straight-to-video.

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asylumspadezNov 26, 2011

The acting was ok and there were a few funny moments but there were also quite a few stupid moments as well. Also it does get rather corny as well. Yet it was still a solid comedy.

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Tss5078Mar 9, 2016

While having discussions about modern comedies, and thinking about which films will stand the test of time, the film, Grandma's Boy is always brought up, and I could never understand why. I saw this film when it first came out and was lessWhile having discussions about modern comedies, and thinking about which films will stand the test of time, the film, Grandma's Boy is always brought up, and I could never understand why. I saw this film when it first came out and was less than impressed, still I'm constantly hearing about the film and decided to give it a second chance, to see if I was missing something. What I always admired about this film, was that Adam Sandler finally gave his underlings the chance to shine. With experience comes knowledge, and the possibility of being more than just one liners in the middle of one of his films, that was the hope anyway. The story follows an adult game tester named Alex (Allen Covert), who is forced to move in with his Grandmother and become part of her Golden Girls lifestyle. Along with her and her roommates, there are several funny moments, but nothing to write home about. The rest of this film just isn't that funny! Most films about losers, connect to the audience and make you pull for them in the end, but when it comes to Alex, I just really didn't care all that much. In typical Sandler form, there is a girl and some weird conspiracy involved, but the whole thing wasn't even good enough for the man who starred in Jack & Jill, so to call it one of the funniest movies of all time, it isn't even close. It's evident to see what the writers were going for, but the fact of the matter is, that the characters just aren't that interesting, and the film isn't raunchy or slap-stick enough to be anything more than a passing memory.… Expand

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ydnar4Jul 7, 2015

Grandma's Boy is a comedy film produced by Adam Sandler but he remains behind the scenes. This film features several of the actors that take supporting roles in his film. I did not have high hopes for this movie from the outset because theGrandma's Boy is a comedy film produced by Adam Sandler but he remains behind the scenes. This film features several of the actors that take supporting roles in his film. I did not have high hopes for this movie from the outset because the acting looked weak with characters generally known for smaller roles playing pivotal parts, but it gets better as it goes. There are a few components of the film that get repeated a little too much but the characters are funny even though the movie lacks much conflict in the third act. If you are looking for a film that will make you laugh but not do much more then Grandma's Boy could be for you.… Expand

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