After the lord of darkness decides he will not cede his throne to any of his three sons, the two most powerful of them escape to Earth to create a kingdom for themselves. This action closes the portal filtering sinful souls to Hell and causes Satan to wither away. He must send his most weak but beloved son, Little Nicky, to Earth to return his brothers to Hell.
I can enjoy a dumb, raunchy comedy as much as the next classless viewer. But it has to be funny, and Little Nicky isn't.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
So aggressively juvenile -- make that infantile -- that I feel I should be scrawling this review in crayon.
– Steven Rosen,
Denver Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
It never quite lights a fire under its subject matter.
– Jay Carr,
Boston Globe,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Where's Sandler in all this? Lost in gimmicks that smack of desperation.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jun 2001
rotten:
It would be hyperbole to argue that the road to movie hell is entirely paved with Adam Sandler's crude intentions -- but the guy sure has made a heck of a start.