Review: You Don't Mess With the Zohan

Well, in short, it's a disappointment. The premise of the film had potential but was a complete missed opportunity. There were a few funny scenes but mostly I was embarrassed. The political messages, moral equivalences and stereotyping were particularly childish and embarrassing. For anything to be funny it has to be rooted in at least some tiny element of truth. 90% of the film failed that test. Especially towards the end when the Stereotyped Jews joined forces with the stereotyped Arabs to do battle with the stereotyped right-wing Rednecks who were hired by the stereotyped evil white developer.... of course. Oh yeah, there's a plausible scenario. Only a dumb-as-a-sack-of-rocks Hollywood lefty could dream up such a scenario and believe it not only remotely logical but somehow funny. Good lord. This movie stinks to high heaven. I give Adam Sandler points for dealing with the subject matter, it did have good potential and there were a few funny scenes. In general... it was horrible... and I mean horrible!