Who would have thought that the director of Blankman would have made such a good film, because come on, Blankman was complete shit. We all know that, but Mike Binder really surprised me with this film. I was a little weary before i viewed this movie after hearing the plot, yet another movie about 9/11. But surprise! this movie is not about 9/11 at all its about two guys who try to rekindle a friendship and find themselves in the process. You might be thinking, Adam Sander playing a serious role? Yeah, guess what? He pulls it off well, actually really well. I wasn't a big fan of Punch Drunk Love but the character he created for this role is very sad and pathetic and you can really feel the loneliness in his voice. Don Cheadle's character i was not really feeling though, i felt that it seemed a little too stereotypical to me and nothing new was brought to the table. The directing was very well done and very well shot, it felt like you were really inside the walls of New York City. There were some parts of this movie that got really depressing, especially during the court hearing at the end of the movie and you really felt the pain Sandler's character was going through. Binder left you with a nice open ended ending that left you thinking on what Sandler's character will be doing next. I just wish that they would have used Cheadle's character a little more and explored a little more of his family life as there were obviously issues there with his wife. Regardless of this movies flaws, i highly recommend it for a movie that might actually surprise you and think that Adam Sandler can play more then just moronic douchebags.
8/10
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I don't know what you're talking about, Blankman was great(ish). It had the same feel as The Mask and Meteorman (which in fact is TERRIBLE). I just find it hilarious that Blankan's power is having a bullet proof vest and being a complete nerd.
Okay, maybe Blankman is so bad it's great.
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