There's no doubt Sandler is talented, but if he persists in believing that, like Elvis, his presence alone covers a multitude of omissions and inconsistencies, he will squander his gift and make a series of forgettable films in the process.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb 2001
rotten:
How's this for a novel complaint: Big Daddy just isn't stupid enough.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
19 Mar 2002
rotten:
Worst of all is the way Sandler wants to have it both ways: to muck around in gross-out humor one minute and then turn schmaltzy the next minute with some fraudulent business about how much he loves the kid.
– Edward Guthmann,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Jun 2002
fresh:
Funny-sweet, understand, not bleccchh sweet.
– Jeff Millar,
Houston Chronicle,
21 Jul 2005
fresh:
This light yet earnest drama starring Adam Sandler deals openly with one of the most insidious elements in popular filmmaking -- the male screenwriter's relationship with his own father.