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After the highly successful romantic comedy The Wedding Singer, it appeared that Adam Sandler had reached a new level of maturity and subtlety in his comedic acting. The former "Saturday Night Live" cast member seemed to put away his old repertoire of invisible penguins, fist-fights with Bob Barker and Lunch Lady Land in exchange for a sensitively humorous side, winning the "Best Kiss" with Drew Barrymore at the MTV Awards. This time, uniting with The Wedding Singer director Frank Coraci, the childish, rambunctiously funny Sandler has returned to the silver screen with his usual flair for the idiotic...
...seen Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore and the recurring "S.N.L." skit "Canteen Boy," then you can piece together Sandler's stupid, H2O obsessed, bayou-bred mama's boy Bobby Bouchet. Bobby has been relentlessly tormented all of his life by the University of Lousiana football players to whom he unwaveringly delivers "cold, clear, liquid goodness." In the opening scene, Bobby demonstrates his occupational dedication by distilling and purifying every drop of water, which he distributes to the players with a contraption reminiscent of the Ghostbusters' particle-beam backpacks. The waterboy is fired after Coach Red (Jerry Reed) decides that the players...
...football field never ceases to loseits comedic touch. Bobby draws some of his movesfrom his favorite sport, professional wrestling.Even after the opponent has scored a touchdown,Bobby rushes into the end zone with a powerfulflying kick to the chest, or administering a bodyslam on a seven-foot linebacker. Adam Sandler isthe ultimate under-dog and plays the role toperfection, winning the support of the localLouisiana community. The Mud Hens soon findthemselves in the Bourbon Bowl against Bobby's oldemployers, Coach Red and the University ofLouisiana football team...
...Waterboy is definitely worth seeingfor quite a few cheap, mindless laughs. Sandleris at peak form, creating an outlandishlyridiculous, idiotic and character that capturesyour sympathy and your laughter. The plot is weakand often hackneyed, but Sandler's hilariousphysical comedy is reminiscent of the great JerryLewis. So go see The Waterboy if youcackled wildly at the immature, adolescent humorof Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore,but not if you desire the cozy, sweet, romanticcomedy of The Wedding Singer. Maybe"Canteen Boy" doesn't have a sensitive side afterall
...asked to dances by guys who are shorter than I am and I constantly punctuate my sentences with "whatever!" Discontent over bra size is an all-too-frequent topic of discussion among my girlfriends. The mall is one of my favorite escapes. The last movie I saw was Adam Sandler's Waterboy, an adolescent masterpiece. Madonna's "Immaculate Collection" resides permanently in my Walkman. The lives and hairstyles of Dawson and Joey and the Salinger five are still frequent topics of conversation. How much has really changed since my years at Tilden Middle School? My wardrobe may have acquired some...