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It's the Hanukah version of Scrooge. Davey Stone (Adam Sandler) has hated
the holidays ever since his parents died when he was a boy. Now he spends
his time trying to ruin the season for everybody else in Dukesberry. After
his latest rampage, the judge (Norm Crosby) orders Davey to assist Whitey
Duvall (Adam Sandler) with the youth basketball league or go to jail. Davey
chooses basketball, but it doesn't help his personality.
When Davey's trailer burns to the ground, Davey moves in with Whitey and
his fraternal twin sister, Eleanor (Adam Sandler) - they think Davey is
really a good kid gone bad. When he is scorned by his former girlfriend,
Jennifer (Jackie Titone), and her son, Benjamin (Austin Stout), Davey further
isolates himself from the town. Until a Hanukah miracle at the mall and
a herd of deer turn Davey's frown upside-down.
Kevin Nealon, Jon Lovitz, and Rob Schneider also lend their voices to this
animated musical. The three-part opera "Technical Foul" may be
the best song, but even that goes on too long.
The movie starts with a very funny short about the day in the life of Adam
Sandler's dog and ends with a new version of "The Chanukah Song",
but in between is 70 minutes of mostly excruciatingly bad cinema.
We had more fun talking about the movie than we did watching it - pondering
the bizarre, surreal things that come from nowhere and make you say, "What
were they smoking when they came up with that idea?"
- A basketball game to determine who has to eat the fat guy's jockstrap.
- Whitey and Eleanor's feet, and his furry body.
- The logos at the mall that come alive and sing to Davey (talk about your
product placement).
- The woman with the extra breast.
- Everything about the deer crew.
Once again the Movie Chicks have to complain about the ridiculous toilet
humor that has gotten to be so annoying. It's bad enough when Davey turns
Whitey into a poopsicle, but then when the helpful deer crew comes along,
it goes beyond bad taste. Even though this is rated PG-13, it's not really
suitable for kids. It's not really suitable for anybody.
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