Summary
Adam Sandler goes on another holiday on Netflix’s dime.
As far as Sandler fare goes this is fairly passable. Whilst it is not his best film it certainly isn’t his worst either and as it stands it is quite a nice film to turn your brain off to and just space out. In a sense you could view it as the peak of escapism.
Sandler himself is toned down here, and whilst he does get into some whacky situations he is not as mean spirted as he is in some of his projects. I would dare say the earnestness of Jennifer Aniston’s performance works wonders to make Sandler more likeable. Aniston has great comedic timing here and her scenes where she is shooting people and is unexpectedly a great shot and is murdering people left right and centre by accident is actually funny.
In terms of the plot it is another convoluted mystery, but you aren’t here for that, no you just want to see Adam Sandler be Adam Sandler and the film gets that as it offers a plot that wraps up in a ridiculous way that makes little sense and doesn’t try to do anything else because it knows you don’t care.
Overall, a fun film to mindlessly watch, not much of an advance on that really.
3/5
Pros.
Aniston and her murdering skills
It does have some funny moments
It is very easy to watch
Cons.
The plot is convoluted
It feels very low energy
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