Big Daddy (1999) Critic Reviews

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The Onion (A.V. Club) | Nathan RabinAdd Critic to Favorites

Sandler's best movie, a surprisingly touching and consistent comedy that finds him reaching out to new audiences without abandoning the transgressive meanness that has enlivened his best work.Read the full review

Variety | Robert KoehlerAdd Critic to Favorites

While the loyal male-teen aud core will not be disappointed with the spate of gags just for them, story contains solid date-movie material.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

Much of Big Daddy looks like it was made up on the spot, but Sandler, with his bad-dog eagerness to get caught in the act of misbehaving, pulls you through it.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

Go to this movie for the cheap laughs and bodily fluid jokes -- those are its strengths.Read the full review

Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites

Sweetly dopey, kid-friendly, if overly contrived comedy.Read the full review

USA Today | Susan WloszczynaAdd Critic to Favorites

There's some heavy-duty Oedipal stuff going on underneath all the running gags about Hooters restaurants. [25 June 1999, Life, p.8E]Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

There's no doubt Sandler is talented, but if he persists in believing that, like Elvis, his presence alone covers a multitude of omissions and inconsistencies, he will squander his gift and make a series of forgettable films in the process.Read the full review

The New York Times | Elvis MitchellAdd Critic to Favorites

It's a flimsy sentimental comedy with more product plugs and fewer laughs than might have been hoped for.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

Big Daddy should be reported to the child welfare office.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

Dismal. Lame. Not funny.Read the full review

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