Even by the standards of unnecessary remakes, this version of Robert Aldrich's 1974 prison picture is particularly unpersuasive, starting with the casting of doughy Adam Sandler as a disgraced, gone-to-seed former NFL quarterback — the role originated by former Florida State halfback Burt Reynolds. Now the drunken toy-boy of rich-bitch Lena (Courteney Cox), onetime MVP Paul "Wrecking" Crewe (Sandler) lost everything — from lucrative endorsements to priceless self-respect — after he was caught throwing a game. Crewe rebels against Lena's bullying by taking a drunken joyride in her pricey car, a move that lands him in a Texas prison where football is very serious busi...
Released:
2005
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
105 mins