Monster and Monkey:
Adam Sandler was one of the great comedy actors and writers of the late-nineties; setting the benchmark with a string of titles that included both Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore. These were the films that made him a star, generating a huge following for his style of comedy, but as the years have gone-by it seems that the ideas are slowly diminishing, as Sandler continues to scrape the barrel. Has his raw talent and charismatic character creations become tiresome and predictable? Or are we seeing a man whose writing style is maturing with age as he does, with his near-twenty years in the spotlight?
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I don't mind when people enjoy 'em, but when Adam Sandler films beats quality films at the box office; that pisses me off.
For example 2011's Jack & Jill grossed more than a $150 Million at the BO, which performed considerably better than the likes of Moneyball, The Artist & The Iron Lady, nearly double that of Tinker Taylor & Drive and 10 times that of genuinely funny films like Cedar Rapids or The Guard.
If you pay to go see Adam Sandler flicks then the studios will sideline other projects to keep making his tripe...
The last good one was Zohan, imo.
Jim Carrey started going that way too, and his latest movies are like that, but he still has it in him. Fun With Dick and Jane is one of my top ten movies.