Review of Big Daddy (1999) by Harry W — 13 Feb 2013

Although an odd blend of crude humour and melodramatic Kramer vs. Kramer themes, Big Daddy succeeds because of a good comedic lead from Adam Sandler and great support from the young Sprouse Brothers.

Big Daddy doesen't have the same impact on me that it did when I was a kid, but I used to love it. I used to laugh all the time and get sad at the scene where Julian gets taken away, and today I was able to examine why. I felt although there was no strong balance between themes, there was good laughs and strong melodrama throughout Big Daddy, and great support came from it's cast.

Adam Sandler was a great comedic lead, and he delivered his lines very well with dramatic and comedic impact. That Golden Raspberry should have gone to someone else because there was no problem with him.

Cole and Dylan Sprouse brought on charm as the cute little kid due with great delivery of lines and some good humour in their characterization.

In the commonly Sandler film roles, Rob Scheiner and Steve Buscemi supply a few laughs here and there, and Big Daddy is held aloft by Joey Lauren Adam's and Leslie Mann's roles in the story, adding good elements of drama and comedy respectively.

Big Daddy also has a good soundtrack, with the exception of the musically destructive cover of the Guns 'N' Roses classic Sweet Child of Mine, but that aside I found that Big Daddy was like Kramer vs. Kramer but a lot funnier, and still a good movie.