Hustle - 必勝球探

Hustle (必勝球探) is an 2022 film. The movie stars Adam Sandler and Juancho Hernangómez. The supporting cast include Queen Latifah, Ben Foster, Robert Duvall, and Kenny Smith. There is a who's who list of NBA folks that play themselves in this film.

Stanley is a scout for the Sixers and travels the world to see potential draft picks. Stanley is finally made an assistant coach by the owner. When the owner dies, the son takes over and returns Stanley to the scouting world again. Stanley can return back to coaching only when he provides a winning draft pick. Can Stanley transform this hidden gem into NBA material?

I caught Hustle on Netflix and was not planning on finishing it in one sitting. I just wanted to see if it was interesting. It was so interesting that finished it in one sitting. Adam is like fine wine, he's not pretending to be in his 40s or even 30s. Adam has embraced that he's going to play 50s and beyond now. Like Tom and Liam, Adam is going to keep getting his movies out because he is that good.

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation - 尖叫旅社3:怪獸假期

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (尖叫旅社3:怪獸假期) is an 2018 animated film. The movie voices include Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, David Spade, and Steve Buscemi. As the title suggest, this is the third film in the franchise. The third installment follows Dracula and his family on a vacation cruise.



Feeling a little out of sorts, Dracula is convinced to go on a vacation, a vacation cruise. While there, the family gets to relax instead of having to take care of guests like at their hotel. While recharging, the scion of an former foe lurks in the background. That scion has a master plan that will destroy Dracula and his family. Can they relax and avoid this disaster?

This third installment was the weakest of the three. It might even be the last unless really want to milk this franchise even more a la Ice Age. The first two had pretty unique storylines that could have held with any fiction-zed character. However, the vacation cruise storyline is not unique and was ultimately quite boring.

I would stick to re-watching 1 and 2 and don't bother with the 3rd.

Blended - 當我們混在一起

Blended (當我們混在一起) is an 2014 film. The movie stars Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. The supporting cast include Bella Thorne, Shaquille O'Neal, Terry Crews, Joel McHale, Kevin Nealon, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Dan Patrick. The movie reunites Sandler and Barrymore for the third time, after The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates.

The movie is about Sandler as Jim Friedman, a widowed father of three children and Barrymore as Lauren Reynolds, a divorced mother of two children. When Jim and Lauren go on a blind date, it goes horribly wrong, leaving the two with strong feelings of "hate" for each other. Fast forward, they both somehow get on a trip to Africa, meeting in the lobby of the hotel. Because the vacation is together, they are forced to spend time together. AND....you can make out the rest of the plot based on the title of the movie.

This is an Sandler film. It has Sandler written all over it. If you're not a Sandler fan, you will not like it. Sandler doesn't care anymore about new fans, he's milking it with his old fans and those like me growing older with him. And I like that he doesn't make apologies with some recent bombs like Jack and Jill and That's My Boy. I for one don't miss a lot of Sandler movies. So, watch it if you are an Sandler fan. I am and I enjoyed this movie.

Grown Ups 2 - 亞當等大人2

Grown Ups 2 (亞當等大人2) is an 2013 film. The movie stars an ensemble cast of Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Salma Hayek. The supporting cast include Maya Rudolph, Maria Bello, Nick Swardson, Steve Buscemi, Taylor Lautner, Steve Austin, Shaquille O'Neal, Andy Samberg, and Dan Patrick. Numerous other cameos from the SNL pack. The is the sequel to Sandler's last successful box office movie, the first Grown Ups.

Events of this movie take place 10 months after the first Grown Ups movie. The Feder's have settled into life in Lenny's hometown. Lenny's got a lot on his plate as a father and general bum. Lenny takes on bus driver duties when Nick is a little drugged up when he picks up his kid. We move into bits and pieces of each of the four main stars lives both in their careers and at home. The rest of the towns folk come into play from both school and work. The friends convince Lenny to through a end of year party at his house. Roxanne decides to make it a 80s themed party. The movie cumulates with a battle with local college frat boys.

The movie is around 16 hours of the day in the life of the Feder's. From the time Lenny wakes up to the time he goes to bed. The movie has a lot of gross out humor to go with their "real" life experiences of family, friends, and life in general. Lots of cameos has you looking for a who's who of 1980s and 1990s SNL stars, as well as others that Sandler movies have picked up through the years. Sandler's none family movies of late have bombed. Once riding a streak of $100 million movies, he's hit a rough patch. Maybe gross out humor of this sort is his calling card or a fade into oblivion as well. I for one hope now. Although some the humor is really bad, I am a fan and would rent his movies. Just won't see it in the theaters.

That's My Boy - 爸爸的好兒子

That's My Boy (爸爸的好兒子) is an 2012 film. The movie stars Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg. The supporting cast include Leighton Meester, Vanilla Ice, James Caan, Milo Ventimiglia, Ciara, and Todd Bridges. This movie was a box office under performer compared to Sandler's other blockbuster films.



Adam Sandler plays Donny, a young teenager that get's his 22 year old teacher pregnant in the 1980s. Donny makes headline news and is instantly a celebrity. Fast forward to present day USA, Donny's a washed up once famous child star that can barely get by life. Donny's got no money and will face jail time. The child Donny and his teacher had together is now quite successful. Donny decides to re-enter's his son, Todd's life, to gain some financial rewards. Namely, a spot on a reality show. However, Donny and Todd are at odds with each other.

This could be the film that pushes every gross out to the limit. This is a massive departure from other Sandler films like Wedding Singer, Click, and even Just Go With It. This was gross out humor that had very little laughs. I cringed more than I laughed out loud. Which was not pleasant. I won't recommend this film to Sandler fans or other humans. If you really like raunchy humor to the max, this one is for you. Just not a lot of laughs.

You Don't Mess with the Zohan - 特勤沙龍

You Don't Mess with the Zohan (特勤沙龍) is an 2008 film. The movie stars Adam Sandler. A bunch of others are also in the movie including John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson, Lainie Kazan, and Rob Schneider.

Zohan is an Israeli super solider that quits the armed forces and comes to the USA to be an silky smooth hair stylist. That's it, that's all you need to know.

This is a classic Sandler movie with a guy thats is normally likable coming of age and getting the girl. But there's also a "can't we all get along" message passed along. The Jews and Palestinians getting along at the end of the movie.

Just Go With It - 愛情大臨演

Just Go With It (愛情大臨演) is a 2011 film. The movie stars Adam Sandler, Jennifer Anniston, and Brooklyn Decker. Supporting cast and cameo apparences by Nick Swardson, Nicole Kidman, Dave Matthews, and Dan Patrick.

Adam Sandler plays a plastic surgeon who was extremely hurt on the eve of his wedding 20 years ago. After that, he gets a nose job and finds that wearing a ring let's him get some action and not have to stay committed. Now, a very successful Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, he's rich and living life. However, at a party by the beach, he bumps into Brooklyn Decker as a 2nd grade teacher. But when the awake the next morning, she finds a wedding ring in his pocket. Distraught, she doesn't want to see him again. Adam's office manager is played by Jennifer Anniston and he confides in her with all his life stories. Anniston suggest that he fake a divoce to prove that's he truly wants to be with Decker. They goto Hawaii to make this happen!

The movie was very very very predictable. From the get go, you knew that things were a little off. It is a typical Sandler film. Sandler starts the film off as a jerk with a big heart. A coming of age story unfolds and he realizes what's really important in his life and he gets the girl! Same story all the time. Its just the getting there and with whom that changes from film to film. For this one, it wasn't so bad to see Anniston and Decker square off in bikinis. Nice.

Grown Ups - 亞當等大人

Grown Ups (亞當等大人) is a 2010 film. The film stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Rob Schneider. The ladies are Salma Haye, Maria Bello, Maya Rudolph Jamie Chung, and Madison Riley.

The Cast
Adam Sandler as Lenny Feder
Kevin James as Eric Lamonsoff
Chris Rock as Kurt McKenzie
David Spade as Marcus "Higgy" Higgins
Rob Schneider as Rob Hillard
Salma Hayek Pinault as Roxanne Chase-Feder (Lenny's Wife)
Maria Bello as Sally Lamonsoff (Eric's Wife)
Maya Rudolph as Deanne McKenzie (Kurt's Wife)
Madison Riley as Jasmine Hilliard (Rob's daughter)
Jamie Chung as Amber Hilliard (Rob's daughter)
Di Quon as Rita (Nanny for Lenny's family)

The Story
30+ years ago in 1978, a group of 12 year old help their coach, Buzzer, get his lone championship. In the present time, they find out old buzzer has passed and congregate for his funeral in their old home town. Lenny is a highly successful Hollywood agent while Roxanne is a successful fashion designer. Lenny decides to rent out the old summer house for the 4th of July holiday. All 5 families head there for a grand old time. As you can guess, they have time to bond and their kids find out what its like to be with normal people and play outside. As part of this reunion, the losing team wants a rematch and they go down to the wire.

My Thoughts
Classic Sandler film. You get people that are way less than perfect and as the film goes along, they learn a little about life, than about themselves and make a change for the better, yet still being flawed still. Its worked for him in the past and it works for him now. Also part of his formula is to have some extremely good looking women. In this case, Jamie Chung stole the movie for me. Jamie is officially the hottest asian american actress of 2010. Officially.

On another note, it was great to see the late 80s and early 90s SNL crew pop up in random scenes. It was a nice ride memory lane to that era.

Funny People - 命運好好笑

Funny People (命運好好笑) is a 2009 film out of the US. The film stars Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann. Supporting characters include Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, Aubrey Plaza, and RZA.

Adam Sandler plays George Simmons, a famous comedian and movie star. George is diagnosis with acute myeloid leukemia is starts to take experimental medicine due the stage of the disease. Seth Rogen plays Ira Wiener or Ira Wright. Ira is a struggling stand up comedic looking for his big break. George shows up one night and is followed by Ira. George like Ira's act and hires him to write him jokes for a MySpace event. After the event goes well, George hires Ira to be his personal assistant. George eventually is "better" from the experimental medicine. With his second chance, he tries to re-kindle a relationship with Laura, played by Leslie Mann.

The movie was both funny and extremely sad at the same time. The comic "universe" created from this film was quite amazing. The less than funny life threatening disease was quite sad.

I've been a Sandler fan since his SNL days from the early 1990s. I'd be lying if I said I remembered Sandler in The Cosby Show. But maybe I did, I can't remember that far back now.

For brain-dead comedy a la Sandler, this is not your type of film. If you're looking for more Spanlish or Punch Drunk Love, this is the Sandler movie you might get. I do recommend it. Lots and lots of cameos from the comic world and many unlikely cameos too.

Eric Bana plays Clarke, a rough Australian salesman in China. In the film, China is use in both a positive and derogatory way. It was funny with Ira asks if Clarke's Chinese was Cantonese or Mandarin. And Clarke and kids go "Ba Ba Bu Yao!" repeatedly. Almost to a rap.