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Apr 19, 2017 · Sandy Wexler is essentially La La Land with a more true-to-L.A. love story, as an older man uses his position in the industry to slowly convince a naïve young woman to love him. It’s a movie ...
- Jesse David Fox
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Apr 13, 2017 · The ‘90s-themed Netflix original film ― directed by and starring Adam Sandler, along with Terry Crews, Lamorne Morris, Nick Swardson, Rob Schneider, Jane Seymour and Hudson ― follows hapless Hollywood talent manager Sandy Wexler (played by Sandler) as his work-life balance is tested when he sparks a romance with his client and aspiring singer Courtney Clarke (played by Hudson).
- Brennan Williams
Synopsis. In 1994, Sandy Wexler (Adam Sandler) is a talent manager working in Los Angeles. He has a reputation for having an extremely eccentric personality (approaches potential clients on the streets and solicits them. Had a huge fake laugh and applauding combo. Ate with his mouth open. Lived in a cabana by the pool of the biggest property in ...
The movie is an acknowledged tribute to Sandler's longtime manager, Sandy Wernick, who appears himself in some of the most tasteless scenes as an elderly man in a near-vegetative state. Devoted Sandler fans should find much to like; others may tire quickly of his horrendous table manners, grating voice, and continuous missteps.
- Steven Brill
- Renee Schonfeld
- Adam Sandler, Jennifer Hudson, Kevin James
- Adam Sandler tries his hand at a character study, with jokes.
- Sandy Wexler
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By Alex Welch
Updated: Apr 17, 2017 6:26 am
Posted: Apr 15, 2017 7:50 am
If anyone might have thought that Adam Sandler’s eight-picture deal with Netflix meant that the once golden boy of film comedies was going to be making his comeback, his first two films to come from that deal have unanimously proven otherwise. Instead of making legitimately funny, unique films again, Sandler has instead filled each one with the same ingredients.
As a result, films like The Ridiculous Six and The Do-Over have felt like the equivalent of what might happen if a child threw a couple half-baked recurring comedic gags, the same bundle of comedic actors, and a printed out computer desktop background into a sandbox and then just shook it all up.
Now Sandler returns with his third Netflix film, Sandy Wexler. It’s a 2 hour and 10 minute long film character study based on Sandler’s longtime real-life talent manager, and the formation of their relationship. The most surprising thing about Sandy Wexler too, is that it’s probably the best film Sandler has made in years, though, that’s not necessarily saying much when those other titles include films like Pixels and The Cobbler. In all actuality, Sandy Wexler is only slightly funnier than either of his previous Netflix outings, with one or two memorable on screen gags, and a central romance that feels - brace yourself - legitimately earned.
While no one would ever accuse Jennifer Hudson and Adam Sandler of being a hallmark on-screen couple, or that they have much chemistry either, Sandy Wexler shines the most when the two characters are together. So when the two spend a significant amount of the film’s second act away from each other, the film noticeably drags because of it. At 2 hours and 11 minutes, the film also feels far too self-congratulatory and unnecessary.
Predictably, Sandler winds up being the weakest part of the whole film. His annoyingly affected voice as Sandy is often hard to listen to, especially when the film tries to dig deep enough to pull at the heartstrings. But Sandler has proven before that he’s best on screen only when he’s playing a lovable but irritable goofball, which Paul Thomas Anderson wisely used to his advantage in Punch Drunk Love.
The funniest moment of the entire film comes early on when Sandler has to tap into that latter ability, as Sandy’s anger and irritation with an incompetent sound engineer builds and builds until he’s hitting him over the head and shouting loud enough for even Courtney to tell that something’s wrong from inside her sound booth. It’s possibly the funniest thing Sandler has done on screen in years, and feels like something more at home in his more classic movies, like Happy Gilmore or The Wedding Singer. It’s one of a handful of times during Sandy Wexler when it’s almost impossible not to break out into a grin because of the wholehearted absurdity of the whole thing.
More than anything else, however, Sandy Wexler more or less succeeds at what it wants to do because of how it lovingly portrays its lead character. I’d hesitate in calling Sandy Wexler a good or even competent movie, but at the very least, it has the makings of being one, which is a step back in the right direction for Sandler moving forwards.
Saying Sandy Wexler is the best film Adam Sandler has made or co-written in a long time isn’t much of a compliment. Yet, this new Netflix comedy (if you can call it that) is one of the sweetest additions to his filmography. Thankfully, Wexler feels like it actually knows what it wants to say. If only it had been able to avoid fumbling its articulat...
- Alex Welch
Apr 14, 2017 · The “Lawrence of Arabia” of half-assed Adam Sandler comedies, “Sandy Wexler” is an epic period piece that spans 10 years and 131 minutes of mildly amusing mediocrity before climaxing with ...
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Mar 1, 2017 · Across the Web. Sandy Wexler in US theaters April 14, 2017 starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Hudson, Kevin James, Terry Crews. The film follows Sandy Wexler (Adam Sandler), a talent manager working in Los Angeles in the 1990s, who diligently represents a group of ecc.
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