You Don’t Mess With the Zohan Cinema Review
August 29, 2008 – 11:16 am | by Lianne Jones
Adam Sandler brings us another of his Happy Madison productions with You Don’t Mess With the Zohan and it is exactly what you would expect from a Sandler film – ridiculous, strange, funny and highly entertaining.
Zohan (Adam Sandler) is an Israeli Special Forces Soldier who is fed up of the fighting and the hatred. He fakes his death in a battle with his arch enemy The Phantom (John Turturro) so that he can escape to New York to follow his dream to become a top hairstylist and make people ‘silky smooth’.
Sandler is brilliant as the unusual Zohan; his performance is zany and amusing throughout. He brings his usual suspects to the cast in the form of John Turturro as The Phantom and Rob Schneider as Salim. The random mix of characters really adds a boost of comedy to this film.
Mariah Carey makes an appearance as herself and sadly her poor acting and her diva attitude bring the film down, having her appear really doesn’t fit in with the general tone of the film.
Putting Mariah aside, You Don’t Mess with the Zohan is a brilliantly funny film that is packed with plenty of daft humour. It’s a great film to escape reality and enter the bizarre world of Adam Sandler.
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