You Don't Mess With The Zohan: Humus

Official Site: www.youdontmesswiththezohan.com
Director: Denis Dugan
Writer(s): Adam Sandler and Robert Smigel
Producer(s): Jack Giarraputo and Adam Sandler

Starring: Adam Sandler as Zohan, John Toturro as The Phantom, Emmanuelle Chriqui as Dalia, Nick Swarsdon as Michael, Lainie Kazan as Gail, Ido Mosseri as Oorie, and Rob Schneider as Salim (IMDb). Rated PG-13.

The amazing and incredible Zohan grew tired of being the go to guy for the Israeli army, and he wanted to cut and style hair, an ambition prompted by an outdated Paul Mitchell hair style catalog. During a fight with his arch nemesis "The Phantom", Zohan pretended he was killed and managed to make his way to the United States under a very unusual, but funny name. As Zohan's popularity grew as a hair stylist, someone from his past, a cab driver, recognizes him, and that is when the trouble began.

This film is so stupid you have to laugh. Adam Sandler takes corny to a new level by catching a fish in his ass crack. Admittedly that was funny and absolutely original. It's uncertain if Zohan will become a fixture of pop culture like Dr. Evil. Irrespective, Zohan is still an unforgettable character that's "silky smooth", and innocently irreverent.

Comedic timing did not seem to be a focal point, but rather, the film focused on providing out this world scenes that include delightfully exaggerated comedic sequences, that were not based on timing, but were very entertaining, and flat out funny. The film flowed nicely, but the the film was not intensely funny. It was simply funny and definitely worth seeing. The shock value alone from some of the scenes certainly makes this film an unforgettable comedy. According to Movies.com, the fans gave it a B+, and the critics gave it a C. I will side with neither and grade it a B-. Stay tuned Movieporium.blogspot.com.