The Adam Sandler critical reevaluation: He’s always been better than you think
Think of the name Adam Sandler, and we’re pretty sure the image that comes to mind is an unfavorable one. We can’t exactly blame you. Jack and Jill. Grown Ups. I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. These are some of the worst Sandler films to hit theaters just in the last decade. And, quite frankly, they’re better than some of the other titles he hasn’t starred in, but has produced. But Sandler isn’t all terrible Rotten Tomatoes scores and shitty gender-swap makeup. For all the garbage he’s put out there, Sandler’s has also gifted us with some real cinematic gems. So it’s time for an Adam Sandler critical reevaluation. Because even the guy responsible for Bucky Larson deserves some positive recognition.The Waterboy (1998)
35% critic score / 71% audience score
Sandler stars as Bobby Boucher, a special needs-type water boy for a college football team, who discovers he has a talent for tackling.
Rotten Tomatoes says: “This is an insult to its genre with low humor and cheap gags.”