So aggressively unfunny is Adam Sandler’s
Jack and Jill that it seems to have been made in contempt of his fans, rather than for them. With lead characters that range from grating and unlikable to condescending and egocentric, it already would have been difficult to endure Sandler’s one-two kidney punch of comedy pain even before factoring in the uninspired writing and the embarrassment of watching Al Pacino transform into the laziest self-parody ever conceived. Sure, Sandler has had his fair share of detractors over the years -- comedy is, after all, very subjective -- but here all of their arguments coalesce into a perfect storm of awfulness so toxic that it...
Released:
2011
Rated:
PG
Length:
93 mins