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[–] AlkaiserSoze 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Having grown up with Adam Sandler in his golden age, I feel horrible with his performance in the past few years. I mean, I enjoyed Punch Drunk Love. His dramatic performances were pretty good. I liked Anger Management even though it went to such dark places. When Jack and Jill came out, I chalked it up to him simply wanting to make movies with friends, money be damned. The guy had earned a break right? But then the trend continued.. Here we are, 2015 and a decent premise of a movie is utterly wrecked by Sandler. I mean, sure, the premise wasn't amazing but it shouldn't have been as bad as it was. What happened, Adam? Do you simply not care anymore or is it just because you're still stuck in the 90's?

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[–] dallasmuseum 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Watch the Red Letter Media review of Jack and Jill. It'll answer alot of your questions.

http://redlettermedia.com/half-in-the-bag/jack-and-jill/

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[–] AlkaiserSoze 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

That was very informative. Thanks! I am actually wiser because of that review.

So, for anyone that chose not to watch the video(s) listed, this is what it boils down to: Sandler pitches a "movie" that will have lots of ad placement, employs his friends to act in this travesty of a "movie", uses the budget of the film to pay both himself and his friends a monster of a paycheck, and then throws the quality of the "movie" to the wolves. It's a scam to make cash for his inner circle and for the companies who want their product featured. Remember, just because a movie is critically panned and is hated by everyone, doesn't mean it isn't a great business decision in terms of the company and the actors involved.

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[–] AlkaiserSoze ago 

No, I get it now. I watched the linked videos posted by /user/dallasmuseum and it made a lot of sense. Sometimes making a movie is an artistic choice and sometimes it is a business decision with no regard for the art form itself. C'est la vie.