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Little Nicky
By Daniel A. Campisi
  I really, really, really wanted to like this movie.  I usually like Adam Sandler flicks because they don't make me think and I can just lean back, relax, and enjoy.  Well, this movie didn't make me think and it did make me laugh, but I just felt kinda disappointed after it was over.  Maybe it's because it didn't make me laugh as much as Happy Gilmore or The Wedding Singer.  Or maybe it's because Sandler was more or less the straight man to everyone else's jokes.  I'm not quite sure which.
  The plot revolves around one of the three sons of Satan, Nicky (Adam Sandler), who is basically a very kind and gentle soul despite who his father is.  You see, when Daddy Satan (Harvey Keitel) decides to rule hell for the next 10,000 years instead of passing on the crown too one of Nicky's siblings (Ryhs Ifans and "Tiny" Lister), the demon spawn get pissed off and run away to earth to make a new hell there.  Big deal, right?  Wrong.  By doing this they sealed off the gates to hell not allowing any new souls in, which in turn is causing Daddy Satan to die.  So it's up to little Nicky to go to earth and find his siblings to save his father.
   The movie did have some good points, but it also dragged quite a bit. There are quite a few gaps in the plot with no laughs.  The best parts about it are the inside jokes (from past Sandler films), Some famous people in bit parts (like Quentin Tarentino as a blind prophet), and a surprise cameo by Ozzy Osborne.  The worst part is Adam Sandler's voice, it's so annoying and gets more and more so as the movie goes on.  If you are a die hard Sandler fans, there is no doubt in my mind you will love this film.  If you aren't you better avoid it like the plague.
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