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8 Crazy Nights After years of waiting for a Chanukah movie, I think Jewish people across the world will be disappointed to find out that Adam Sandler is going to be the standard bearer. I just don't think Jewish people are sitting around the synagogue this weekend praising this Chanukah gift from Adam. It's the movie that will steal part of soul and most of your I.Q. If you're smart, you'll avoid it at all costs. In this animated musical, Sandler provides the voice of Davey Stone - a 33-year-old troubled man who has earned the hate of every resident in the small town of Dukesville. After his latest exploit, Davey is facing 10 years in prison, but an elderly, kindly volunteer referee from the Jewish Community Center, Whitey (also the voice of Adam Sandler), offers to take Davey under his wing and set him the right path before the end of the Chanukah season. Will Davey clean up his act? Will Whitey win the town's highest honor after years of hoping? 8 Crazy Nights could have been a wonderful, touching, sweet holiday tale. At times, it shows some wonderful heart, and displays Adam Sandler's ability to do something other than potty humor. Sadly, he feels some need to pander to that audience and fills the movie with crude humor that is so offensive that it could only be done in animated form. Ultimately, 8 Crazy Nights gives Sandler a chance to take potty humor to a lower level than ever before. Sandler is going to get a great deal of criticism for the movie, but it all the responsibility lies at his feet. From providing the voices of the three main characters (Davey, Whitey, and Whitey's sister Eleanor) to helping to write the screenplay, this is an Adam Sandler production. It's impressive to hear him create three distinct characters, and he does a wonderful job of giving each his and her own quirks and traits. Davey is the angry young man and the type of character that you would expect Sandler to portray in real life. Whitey is reminiscent of Mr. Magoo, while his sister is a loud, crazy lady with a love of wigs. All of them are traditional characters who could have been more entertaining without the vulgarity. Also, the musical portions of the film seem to be out of sync with the rest of the action. Most tunes feel crammed into the story without regard to how well they fit, and don't move the plot forward. In the end, 8 Crazy Nights is disappointing. Grade: D+ Copyright 2002 - WaffleMovies.com
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