While I will always be a fan of Adam Sandler and hope that he makes a massive comeback that surprises everyone one day, the general consensus, including myself, is that his glory days have come to an end. Over the last decade or so, I have really only thoroughly enjoyed about 10% of the content he has created, so it was safe to assume I wasn't all that excited about his latest Netflix outing, in Murder Mystery. It's absolutely not that great of a movie, but I believe those who have seen any promotional material for this film and were turned off, may actually find some enjoyment here.

Following a couple who is low on funds, Audrey (Jennifer Aniston) just wants to be able to take the dream vacation that her husband, Nick (Adam Sandler) promised her, years ago. Able to go on the vacation, with limitations, they eagerly accept an invitation to a Yacht excursion, which eventually leads to a series of murders. Nick being a cop, decides to involve himself and solve the mystery. Playing as both a comedy and murder mystery, Murder Mystery is a film that has slightly more positives than negatives, but the problems are still glaring at times.

Films starring Adam Sandler have had the trend of lay humour lately and Murder Mystery definitely has a lot of that. From mumbling things under his breath to commenting on a character's actions for a quick laugh, there are many recycled jokes here, from many films. Luckily, this movie is boasted from a mystery that actually turns out to be a little surprising and there are a few comedic moments that had me chuckling, so I will give the movie a passing grade overall, for that alone.

In the end, Murder Mystery is a play on the film Murder on the Orient Express, which is blatantly obvious at times, but I'm easily sucked into a good mystery and when that aspect of this movie kicks into gear, I was on board. Sure, the overall setting of this film just felt like a vacation for the cast and crew, but there was at least some meat to the story this time around. Luke Evans has a solid supporting role and I found myself enjoying the film for the most part. As I said, there are many overused tropes throughout the entire duration, but the positives definitely outweigh the negatives here. I would recommend checking this one out on Netflix if you're looking for breezy, casual viewing experience.