MOVIE REVIEW - Jack And Jill

Jack And Jill is going to be a big hit. The theaters will fill, and a bunch of people are going to laugh and laugh. But for the life of me, I will not understand why.

Jack And Jill is the new Adam Sandler movie in which he plays identical twins, where we have to watch him parade around in drag for most of the movie. And performing without question the worst character voice I have ever heard. It's the story of Jack who is a TV commercial producer in Hollywood. His twin sister Jill comes to visit, and of course she is a real character that generally makes everyone uncomfortable she comes in contact with. She is supposed to be funny, but she's not.

Sandler is so irritating in this movie it almost baffles the mind. I get it, Jill is supposed to be lots of things, including irritating, but this is simply over the top. There is so much terrible dialogue, physical comedy, bad acting, horrible editing, and juvenile humor to go around. This movie will resonate with some younger movie goers, but not all. And this will miss with most, because it is not funny.

Granted, there are a few laughs in this movie, and that's OK. But I emphasize - a few. For the most part this is simply horrible. The laughing I heard today sounded forced. Like this is where you were supposed to laugh. But it wasn't me. I was checking my cell phone screen seeing if it was time to go home.

There are tons, and I mean tons of cameo's in this movie too. A virtual who's who of Hollywood lined up for their few seconds on screen. Some of this works, but most is ho-hum. Most namely, Al Pacino. Pacino plays himself...actually a parody of himself, and at times is funny. But there are a few things he does in this movie, where I could hardly believe my eyes. Sinking to such a low point. Stunning. Someone should have reminded him he was Al Pacino. In fairness in the last five minutes of this movie he is pretty funny. But before that? Oh, boy!

Being more than honest here, this is simply a money printing press movie. Of course with it being Sandler there is a built in audience that will go no matter what he does, and doesn't he know it. Also, this is product placement central. There is so much product placement mentions, and logo's in this movie, it's shameless. Not only is this poorly written and acted even worse, it is unapologetic in it's motive to put advertisers on screen and think we won't notice.

Also for some reason I can't figure out, Tom Cruise's wife Katie Holmes decided to come along on this ill-conceived ride, as did Johnny Depp in a cameo, and a ton more. I get it. Sandler is rich beyond anyone's wildest dreams, and maybe some of these folks were just too tempted by the potential pay day. But seriously, it's not worth it.

Jack And Jill. Quite possible one of the most irritating movies I have ever seen. A laugh or two, can't erase 2 hours of teeth and nails scraping across a blackboard, and watching Sandler wearing a dress. Just putrid!