Movie review
Jack And Jill
2011 · Comedy
Watched on Netflix — Adam Sandler week, movie 2
8 / 10
Really good. Would watch again.
Jeff’s final score for Jack And Jill — one man, one couch, one honest number.
Content advisoryNot recommended for young children; some crude humor, scenes which depict racism, some toilet humor, scenes which discuss romantic implications, scenes depicting public disturbances, scenes which imply embarrassment within family, scenes depicting depression from loneliness.
Plot summary
This comedy follows a family man whose plans for a peaceful Thanksgiving with his family are disrupted when his annoying and attention-starved twin sister arrives to spend the holiday with him and finds various circumstances that allow her to extend the length of her stay, which adds to his increasing annoyance.
Jeff’s take
This wasn’t a bad movie, and I think Adam Sandler played his role very well. This comedy is recommended to anyone who has ever had that one extended relative who they can’t stand but has no choice but to put up with during the holidays. This movie really plays on that trope: a family man who is eager to spend a nice holiday with his family and hopes that his in-laws or some relative that he cannot stand doesn’t show up, only to wish he could move time forward in order to get rid of them.
I would think most families have at least one person who fits this description. Therefore, this movie should be recommended to any family that’s ever had this problem. I feel that he adds much-needed comedic effect to that classic family problem.
Jeff-O-Meter final score: 8/10
Verdict
Worth watching
I would think most families have at least one person who fits this description. Therefore, this movie should be recommended to any family that’s ever had this problem. I feel that he adds much-needed comedic effect to that classic family problem.
8 / 10
Really good. Would watch again.
Jefferson Bert’s personal author message
This film replaced “You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah” in the rotation of Adam Sandler movies because I just couldn’t get into the premise of that movie. Anyway, I don’t have much to say about this film other than the fact that it was another Adam Sandler classic.
I will say that it appears like movies I watch featuring actors I grew up with really tend to hit differently from the present time as opposed to when they were initially released. In this movie’s case, I can’t really say that it hits differently from when I was younger because I was 21 years old when this movie was released. I was still a big fan of Adam Sandler at this time, but I never really noticed how most of the plot in this movie would bother me so much in the present day.
This is the second movie in a row where its main fault lies with Adam Sandler’s stress level throughout the movie, which challenges the fact that this is indeed an Adam Sandler movie because it’s supposed to be a comedy. Having rewatched this movie fifteen years later, I realize that it reminded me of a difficult period in my life. I often use comedy movies as a temporary escape, but the stress in this film made it feel more like a reminder of what I was dealing with than an escape. That affected how I felt about it.
Ironically, the plot that made this movie worth watching is one of its main problems. While it is a common trope to have that one person in the family who is a constant embarrassment show up uninvited and drive their relatives crazy, nobody wants to be that person.
The story brought up the familiar feeling of worrying that people close to you might see you as an unwanted burden, even when that may not be true. I found myself relating to Jill’s sense of being unwelcome, although that was not actually what was happening in my own situation.
If there is anything wrong with this movie, it basically served as a reminder of a difficult time, and unfortunately, that wasn’t a good thing. Therefore, even though it was a good movie, I cannot give it a complete pass. However, I didn’t absolutely hate it. I mean, who could hate Adam Sandler since he is so funny? With this in mind, I will say that it was pretty good, but it could have been better.
By: Jefferson Bert
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