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Buy This Item Big Daddy by Sony Pictures  Available from Amazon  $9.99  on 8-30-2008     Gosh--kids. You gotta love 'em, right? Well, not necessarily-- particularly if you're Adam Sandler. But <I>Big Daddy</I> is about paternal devotion in its own oblique way. Sandler plays Sonny Koufax, a law-school grad who has been milking an accident settlement to cover his living expenses, while he continues to slack his way through life. But when his girlfriend threatens to dump him, he decides to show her he's serious about their relationship and pretends to adopt a little boy (in fact, his roommate's son from a one-night stand several years earlier, who shows up on their doorstep just after the roommate leaves town on a job). But after taking care of the tyke for a couple of days, Sonny finds that it's a little like feeding that stray dog that followed you home: Before you know it, you've grown attached to the little fella--and then what are you going to do? By turns crude and maudlin, <I>Big Daddy</I> has its share of laughs and will certainly entertain fans who like Adam Sandler best when he plays the case of arrested development with a smart-aleck retort for everything. <I>--Marshall Fine</I> Reader Reviews Adam Sandler seems to spark negative opinions more often than not. Some people don't like his style of humor, while other people just think he's overrated. But in my opinion, he's a great actor who can be really funny at times, and sometimes not so funny. It really just depends on the kind of story he's involved with for whatever movie he's in. However, this is one really rare moment when his humor is not overbearing and completely tolerable for just about anyone to get into. You have plenty of emotions where Adam and the child character communicate with each other in such a way where you can't help but enjoy Adam's character. Every actor needs a movie like this in their long and winding career. Sure, at the time we weren't sure if a comedian such as Adam Sandler would fit in with this kind of role in a movie. Over time we see that yes, it worked very well. Great movie.

Big Daddy Available from Amazon Price: $9.99 Updated on 8-30-2008.

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