You Don't Mess With The Zohan

This is the story of Israeli secret agent Zohan (Adam Sandler) who fakes his own death to pursue his dreams of becoming a hair stylist in the US of A. As Zohan makes out with his old women clients in the back room of his saloon, his cover is finally blown. So, he must protect his newfound career, yes; guess what, in the funniest way possible.

In the first 15 minutes you see Zohan performing his superhuman abilities to show his manliness. He plays ping pong, engages in crazy sexual acts and catches the bad guys!

The film seems to promise a whole new genre of comedy but the silly jibes that follow thereafter are simply stupid. The storyline also seems attractive but as the film rolls on to show the Arab-Israeli conflict along with Zohan’s love interest one can easily spot the end of the story.

The stunts and sounds work but the cinematography that apes Agent 007 films fails miserably.

In fact it is blunt. The jokes on people from the Middle East however have their own charm, though. In addition, the happy ending in every scene, like the 80s comedy shows, may well go well with some.

Sadly, it’s easy to mess with Adam Sandler’s You Don’t Mess With The Zohan. Special appearances by Kevin James, Mariah Carey and Kevin Nealon reminds one of some B-grade Bollywood films where you need a star guest to light up the screen space a bit. Their performances are passable but the film’s ‘rare of the rarest’ funny scenes merit at least one view.
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English (A)
Cast: Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui
Director: Dennis Dugan