Adam Sandler has been a screen presence that I have mostly been fond of whether his role is comedic or dramatic. His earlier films are far better than almost everything he did post-2006 so when I heard the unanimous reviews for this and that he could even get a possible Oscar nomination I knew I couldn't miss it.

Well his performance certainly didn't disappoint. He was simply fantastic demonstrating a lot of range and playing a character unlike any we had ever seen him play before but I found the overall film to be disappointing.

The reason is just that the story just isnt that interesting aside from a few plot twists which I will not reveal. Given the fact that the characters are mostly unlikable doesnt really bother me as this is a dark film after all but the plot seemed uninvolved, confused and just flat out slow.

I do not mean to dismiss the quality of Sandler's performance in spite of the film's mediocrity. Again he gave an exceptional performance, I just would have liked to have seen this performance in a different movie. Still Sandler made the movie watchable at least until the very end due to a very emotional, broad performance.

Is this the worst movie Adam Sandler has been in? Absolutely not. He has done worse before and may even do much worse in the future, but it is by no means one of his best in my book. It may be one of his better performances but a good performance can be in a so-so movie which sadly is the case here.

I really wanted to like the movie and Sandler's performance together but the plot was thin and slow and in the end I could only appreciate the range and depth of Sandler's acting rather than the movie as a whole.

If you're a Sandler fan and bored to death with nothing else to do I would say watch for his performance but only as a last resort if you have nothing else better to do with your time.