I can say definitively, this is one of the best Adam Sandler produced movies on Netflix, which is indicative how low a bar he's set.
The entire Sandler family makes an appearance in this one with the story centering around the coming of age Jewish ritual of Bat Mitzvah and his 12 year old daughter navigating 7th grade.
The story is as cliche as you'd expect, girls fighting over boys, parents struggling with the vapid narcissism of their teenage children but through a distinctly Jewish lense. Everything resolves itself exactly how you think it will. I mean it, if you sit down right now and think about how you believe this movie will go, you will be 95% right. There were 4 times I laughed out loud, spread over a nearly two hour movie. The actors are fine but left with one gaping hole.
The direction of this movie is godawful. Even basic concepts like cinematic framing and lighting are subpar to the point that it's distracting. It's funny watching Sandler and Menzel reunite in this film after being masterfully directed in Uncut Gems and be handed such an untalented production team in this one. Perhaps the biggest sin is the forced diversity of the cast, perhaps attempting to distract from the fact that Jewish Americans are one of the least ethnically diverse communities in the country. Revisionism may make the director feel better but it is entirely false.
Don't expect much if you aren't a teenage girl.
The entire Sandler family makes an appearance in this one with the story centering around the coming of age Jewish ritual of Bat Mitzvah and his 12 year old daughter navigating 7th grade.
The story is as cliche as you'd expect, girls fighting over boys, parents struggling with the vapid narcissism of their teenage children but through a distinctly Jewish lense. Everything resolves itself exactly how you think it will. I mean it, if you sit down right now and think about how you believe this movie will go, you will be 95% right. There were 4 times I laughed out loud, spread over a nearly two hour movie. The actors are fine but left with one gaping hole.
The direction of this movie is godawful. Even basic concepts like cinematic framing and lighting are subpar to the point that it's distracting. It's funny watching Sandler and Menzel reunite in this film after being masterfully directed in Uncut Gems and be handed such an untalented production team in this one. Perhaps the biggest sin is the forced diversity of the cast, perhaps attempting to distract from the fact that Jewish Americans are one of the least ethnically diverse communities in the country. Revisionism may make the director feel better but it is entirely false.
Don't expect much if you aren't a teenage girl.