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You Don't Mess with the Zohan , 2008
English, Hebrew
USA
Profile of You Don't Mess with the Zohan
You Don't Mess with the Zohan can be described as humorous, exciting, and feel good. The plot revolves around starting over, hidden identities, and following your dreams. Its comic aspect comes from slapstick humor and grossout humor. Its main genre is comedy. In terms of style, it has a Hollywood tone. In approach, it is not serious and realistic. You Don't Mess with the Zohan is located in New York. It takes place in contemporary times. The movie has received attention for being a blockbuster. You Don't Mess with the Zohan is well suited for teens and a boys' night. Note that it involves nudity and profanity.
Summary of You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Dennis Dugan (BIG DADDY, HAPPY GILMORE) directs this comedy co-written by Adam Sandler, Judd Apatow, and Robert Smigel. Disco- and hummus-loving Zohan (Sandler) is the Israeli army's best weapon. He can single-handedly take out terrorists and swim like a dolphin, and still find time to charm the ladies. But this lethal weapon is tired of fighting Palestinian terrorists like the Phantom (John Turturro). He has bigger dreams: he wants to cut and style hair. Unfortunately, once Zohan arrives in New York City with a new look straight out of the 1980s and an assumed identity after faking his own death, his lack of experience gets him laughed out of salon after salon. Finally, Dalia (Emmanuelle Chriqui), a Palestinian salon owner, gives him a shot, and the older patrons love him. But just as Zohan is hitting his stride, Salim, a Palestinian New York City cabbie (Rob Schneider) recognizes him, and suddenly the Zohan's dream is in jeopardy.
To confuse matters more, there is a Trump-like developer (Michael Buffer) who is trying to clear out the Manhattan neighborhood where Israelis and Palestinians peacefully coexist in order to build a mall. A bulked-up Sandler is amusing as Zohan, and this is Schneider's best performance in years. Despite the extreme stereotyping, there is an underlying message about the futility of war and fact that people really are, after all, just people. The film is peppered with brief appearances from a menagerie of celebrities, including Chris Rock, Dave Matthews, Charlotte Rae, Kevin James, John McEnroe, Mariah Carey, George Takei, and Bruce Vilanch. Lainie Kazan and Nick Swardson also star in this film as a mother and son who befriend the new immigrant.
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| Language: | English, Hebrew |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 19 June 2008 |
| Runtime: | 113 min |
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as Zohan Dvir
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Critics Reviews
The Hollywood Reporter
The comedy star's legions of fans will welcome the cheerfully crude proceedings as a return to silliness after several earnest, lower-key character turns. The melange of Middle East diplomacy, action absurdity, sexual healing and, when in doubt,...
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- by: Sheri Linden
The New York Times
Brazenly self-confident in its refusal to pander to the imagined sensitivity of its audience. In this it differs notably from Albert Brooks's "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World," which approached some of the same topics with misplaced...
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- by: A.O. Scott
Users Reviews
This is one of the worst movies ever made. The fact that somebody listed to the pitch and bought it is nothing short of mind-boggling. That it actually managed to get enough money to have numerous non-sequitor cameos is just amazing. That the cameos...
- 14.October.2009
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- by: transmothra
- transmothra rated this movie
0/10
As someone who has lived in Israel, this film does a very good job of humorously portraying Israeli culture as well as the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. I felt the comedy was a lot more complex and deeply thought out than a lot of Adam Sandler films...
- 10.April.2009
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- by: d46412
- d46412 rated this movie
10/10Must See
