On the plus side, I didn't hate Sandler in this. On the downside, I still have almost zero clue to what I just watched.
Not being an Adam Sandler fan whatsoever, I must've been recommended this movie over three dozen times. I knew nothing of it, other than it was supposed to be dramatic for the usually comedic actor, à la Jim Carrey's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Oscar-bait and the poster for him in his blue suit. To me, this is a good thing. I love recommendations and going into them stone-cold. My two pre-viewing assumptions were: this was about a drunk dealing with his alcoholism and I'll probably and finally love an Adam Sandler movie.
I was wrong on both preconceived premonitions. I didn't love it at all. I mean, it was okay. It was well shot, original and Adam finally showed some depth, though not too much. And not once did I see anyone drunk, or drinking at all. Oh, well. That was just my bad while thinking of the title.
But, speaking of premonitions, this might have been his, in regards to his character's anger management problems and Sandler's Anger Management film coming out the year following.
Normally, I try to do some kind of as-much-as-I-can spoiler-free synopsis, but, again, I barely remember anything I just saw. (Very) Bothered Businessman (??) Barry, brother of seven sisters, gets caught up in both a phone-sex scandal and real love from an admirer/stalker. Oh, and Barry likes to punch a lot, which leads us back to the title, despite no alcohol involved.
Maybe there's some deeper meaning I missed. Maybe a look into depression, a need for help or frequent flyer miles are harder to swallow. I don't know, as our lead keeps saying. I had a feeling this was well made with good intentions AND I actually didn't mind Sander for once so I give it a dead-even 5/10 stars. Nothing to ever see again, but hey, I'm glad I crossed it off my list, finally.
Not being an Adam Sandler fan whatsoever, I must've been recommended this movie over three dozen times. I knew nothing of it, other than it was supposed to be dramatic for the usually comedic actor, à la Jim Carrey's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Oscar-bait and the poster for him in his blue suit. To me, this is a good thing. I love recommendations and going into them stone-cold. My two pre-viewing assumptions were: this was about a drunk dealing with his alcoholism and I'll probably and finally love an Adam Sandler movie.
I was wrong on both preconceived premonitions. I didn't love it at all. I mean, it was okay. It was well shot, original and Adam finally showed some depth, though not too much. And not once did I see anyone drunk, or drinking at all. Oh, well. That was just my bad while thinking of the title.
But, speaking of premonitions, this might have been his, in regards to his character's anger management problems and Sandler's Anger Management film coming out the year following.
Normally, I try to do some kind of as-much-as-I-can spoiler-free synopsis, but, again, I barely remember anything I just saw. (Very) Bothered Businessman (??) Barry, brother of seven sisters, gets caught up in both a phone-sex scandal and real love from an admirer/stalker. Oh, and Barry likes to punch a lot, which leads us back to the title, despite no alcohol involved.
Maybe there's some deeper meaning I missed. Maybe a look into depression, a need for help or frequent flyer miles are harder to swallow. I don't know, as our lead keeps saying. I had a feeling this was well made with good intentions AND I actually didn't mind Sander for once so I give it a dead-even 5/10 stars. Nothing to ever see again, but hey, I'm glad I crossed it off my list, finally.