An Israeli Special Forces Soldier fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist (www.imdb.com).
Director: Dennis Dugan (I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Big Daddy, Happy Gilmore)
Cast: Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chirqui, Rob Schneider
It shouldn't be a shock to the system that Adam Sandler can still churn out rubbish films. You Don't Mess with the Zohan is at the bottom of those rubbish films. His sporadic Israelian-special-agent-turned-hair-stylist is irritating. His accent is poor, and his mannerisms consist of shaking his crutch, pleasuring elderly ladies and saying 'no' repeatedly. None of these overused jokes are funny, and the same goes for everything else in between. A political stance on the ever present Palestinian - Israeli conflict is the strongest aspect of this comedy. It sits in the background, overshadowed by the silly puns. When Zohan's nemesis Phantom (Turturro) comes to New York, the humour picks up: the Israelis and Palestinians in New York squabble over western matters instead of important ones. A neat move that comes too late, as it's be a waste of 113 minutes of your life to stick around to the end.
1/5
1/5
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