Again... not actually shocked. Of course, people have varying opinions on art. I was just shocked (not shocked) that you, specifically, don't like Jim Carrey, who is probably THE consensus GOAT of comedic acting. He's certainly going to make every top 5 list.
No Monty Python?
Issue I have with Sandler is he kept adding bad drama to his bad comedies before he ever did a full drama and it never worked. Did Big Daddy and Click really need corny, drama thrown into it?
In no world do I consider those dramas
They aren't, but I'm wondering why they do suddenly bring such melodramatic elements into it.
Heart. When done right is a fine addition to a comedy. The problem when adding it to a Sandler comedy is that even when he veers from a goof character he can’t hel himself with some of the bits ( rob Schneider) so it reads as insincere and misplaced
It was fine. Certainly one of his better films of that era
Planes, Trains and Automobiles is the best example. Worked perfectly. In Sandler comedies it was a disaster.
It turned into a really bad Kramer Vs Kramer.
That's a low bar. Most of Sandler's stuff is juvenile.
Precisely. Carrey is hilarious in a 5 minute sketch. He gets a bit tiresome in a 90 minute movie.
The Wedding Singer was good.
John Candy (a funnier man than Carrey and Sandler put together) could have, had he wanted to, been a great dramatic actor.
