The Longest Yard looked totally stupid to me for a long time. I thought it was totally mis-cast. After seeing the first trailer for the film I wasn’t all that impressed either. However, I must admit that after seeing some “making of” material, and a few interviews, my excitement for The Longest Yard has been upgraded from “Could Care Less” to “Somewhat Indifferent”.
I still don’t buy Adam Sandler in this role… but who knows.
The reviews are coming in and they aren’t looking good so far. Here’s what some of the critics have to say:
“When Adam Sandler isn’t interesting enough to hold your attention in an Adam Sandler movie, something is certainly amiss.”
— Rob Blackwelder, SPLICEDWIRE“More Mirth Machine than Mean Machine, this agreeable remake still manages to go the distance.”
— Michael Rechtshaffen, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER“Sandler is trying to outrun his clownish boy-man past, but since everything about Yard is transparently fake, it loses him career yardage.”
— Tim Appelo, SEATTLE WEEKLY
It looks like a film that is going to have to heavily rely on funny one-liners to carry it through to the endzone (hehe… get it? That’s a football joke… oh shut up). You can read more reviews for The Longest Yard here.
