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Though the film had its moments, Grandma’s Boy felt like it wasn’t so much a movie as it was an experiment to see how Adam Sandler’s friends could do without him as an anchor.

36 year old video game tester Alex (Allen Covert) has been evicted from his apartment and has no place to stay. After hearing that one of his Grandma’s roommates just died, Alex decides to move in with his Grandma (Doris Roberts) and her other two roommates (Shirley Jones, Shirley Knight). At first, moving in with the three women sounded like a great idea because all Grandma’s spoil their grandkids. Later, Alex finds that the three women expect some housework to be done in return. The early morning chores start to take their toll on Alex and start interfering with his job.

Prodigy video game developer J.P. (Joel Moore) is developing a new game for Alex’s firm that is sure to be a hit but is well behind production schedule. Their boss, Mr. Cheezle (Kevin Nealon), decides to bring in production schedule expert Samantha (Linda Cardellini) to put the game back on track. Between developing an interest in Samantha, getting high and being preoccupied by his three new roommates, Alex is finding it hard to focus.

For starters this film was produced by Adam Sandler and stars all of his deadbeat friends (Allen Covert, Peter Dante, Jonathan Loughran), from all of his previous movies. The obvious cameos showed up during the film (David Spade, Rob Schneider) and further confirmed that this movie was just Sandler throwing a bone to his buddies. I can see Adam Sandler sitting in a Lazyboy on the phone with some studio exec saying “No, no I’m not going to be in the movie…Sure I can afford it, I have that movie Click coming out this summer.” For how stupid the movie sounds or even for how much it ripped off of 40 Year Old Virgin in some ways, Grandma’s Boy is a pretty funny movie. If you have ever watched a movie like Half Baked, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas or Dirty Work under the influence, then Grandma’s Boy won’t miss a beat. Take the movie for what it is and what it was meant to be, a stoner movie. Nick Swardson and Joel Moore (which you may recognize from Dodgeball) flat out took this movie on their backs and made it a slightly above average comedy.

As far as the DVD goes, its slim pickens. The Unrated version has 1 whole extra minute of film that I can’t seem to discern from the R rated version. The featurettes are a bit lame unless you are under the influence, in that case they may be hilarious. The sound and video for this movie, like any standard comedy is borderline average.

The Upside:
Supports Nick Swardson and Joel Moore stole the show.
The Downside:
Spent the whole time looking for a cameo that never happened.
On The Side:
The film was banned in Malaysia.

Breaking Down the DVD:
The Film: B+
The Delivery: C
The Extras: C
Final Grade: C+

DVD Stats:
Release Date: May 9th, 2006
Starring: Allen Covert, Joel Moore, Nick Swardson, Linda Cardellini
Directed by: Nicholaus Goossen
Writing Credits: Barry Wernick, Allen Covert, Nick Swardson
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
MPAA: Rated R for drug use and language throughout, strong crude and sexual humor, and nudity.
Country: USA
Run Time: 94 min.
Studio: 20th Century Fox (official site)
Watch the Trailer Here

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