You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: June 6, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
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Mixed or average reviews based on 37 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
17
Negative:
6
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38
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Sandler proves even a hardened Israeli secret service agent can be an imbecilic juvenile. Read full review
38
PremiereRyan Stewart
To find a comparison for You Don't Mess With the Zohan in Adam Sandler's filmography, you have to go back to 2000's "Little Nicky," a film with a fantasy slant that allowed for jokes of unencumbered silliness. Read full review
30
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
In truth, there's not much point to reviewing Adam Sandler comedies. They're almost always widely panned, and yet still manage to earn well over $100 million domestically. Don’' Mess with the Zohan looks to continue both trends, even if exaggerated Yiddish accents and sex with the elderly only take one so far. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
At a time when the images of Arab-Americans are already largely negative, do we really need more violently temperamental, bomb throwing men in turbans and beards? Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Serious intent may be lurking somewhere in there, but it's buried under layers of stupidity - not just stupid jokes, which is what you want from Sandler, but also stupid, shallow thinking. Read full review
25
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
Might actually be the stupidest movie with good intentions that I've ever seen. Read full review
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