YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN Film Review - 31/8/08

It's quite amazing just what watching a Film Trailer can do? In fact it often makes a bad film look good - Which is the case here. I thought it was a comedy? Then maybe a comedy with political overtones? Or a polemic treatment of how hate flourishes amongst the Arabs/Jews? Or was it just a great pile of stinking shit? As the saying goes "You are only as good as your last movie" and people have short memories. Having never watched an Adam Sandler film before I can't comment. Veering from racist accents & portrayals of cultural habits, in between the sexism and lack of logic - I'm ashamed to admit that I laughed (more likely several chuckles) at the odd scene. This film is such a moronic pastische I had no idea what it was aimed at - But with (many supposedly) funny one-liners aplenty it felt rather disturbing. At the same time the red-neck militia type characters were so over-the-top you couldn't help but wonder if the cast & crew were putting this all on knowingly?

Tough Israeli Counter Terrorist 'The Zohan' fed up with his military duties yearns for a different lifestyle cutting women's hair as a hairdresser. Pretending to die in an operation he flees to America and gets his wish. Cue absurdity - And yes, it does sound as bad as it reads!