Every 1,000 years or so, Adam Sandler seems to develop an itch to go off and make a movie with an auteur director (or directors in the case of the Safdie Brothers), giving rise to such critically-acclaimed films as "Punch-Drunk Love," "The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)," and "Uncut Gems." But as much as we cinephiles like to drag the Sandman for all the disposable movies he makes in-between, that doesn't mean they're devoid of personal meaning to him. No, not even "Grown Ups 2."
Sandler's 2022 offering to the Netflix gods, "Hustle," acts as an olive branch from his Happy Madison Productions label to the fans of his rare high art projects. The movie casts Sandler as Stanley Sugerman, a brusque, bearded scout for the Philadelphia 76ers who's eager to land a desk job and finally get off the road. He gets a shot to do just that when he finds...
Sandler's 2022 offering to the Netflix gods, "Hustle," acts as an olive branch from his Happy Madison Productions label to the fans of his rare high art projects. The movie casts Sandler as Stanley Sugerman, a brusque, bearded scout for the Philadelphia 76ers who's eager to land a desk job and finally get off the road. He gets a shot to do just that when he finds...
- 12/7/2022
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
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