Saturday, March 28, 2009

You Don't Mess With The Zohan: 7/10

Stupid, offensive and childish, this is one of the most politically-incorrect films you're ever likely to see. You Don't Mess with the Zohan also happens to be very, very funny.

The plot, insofar as there is one, centres around The Zohan (played by a Ruud Gullit-permed Adam Sandler), an Israeli counter-terrorism commando who dreams of becoming a hairdresser, and making everyone "silky smooth". That's not all he does. And in between hummus jokes, a Hezbollah hotline and a weakness for hacky-sack (not always involving the miniature bean-bags), there is some romance.

The film was criticised by left-wing magazines, like TimeOut, for stereotyping Palestinians and Arabs as bungling, happy-to-die terrorists. They have a point. But this film is so grossly offensive to both Arab and Israeli - and its ultimate moral so pure - that all you can really do is laugh.

Ultimately, though, this is just another Sandler-vehicle, albeit his most hilarious to date. For maximum effect, watch when exhausted and your capacity to think AWOL; this is stupidly funny cinema at its finest.

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