Don’t Mess with the Zohan

Don’t Mess with the Zohan can definitely be considered an improvement over ‘I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry’. Did I just describe Don’t Mess…. an improvement over anything. Yes, it’s an improvement but barely so. Don’t Mess with the Zohan is a typical Adam Sandler comedy, which expects you to carefully store your common sense in the freezer while you watch the movie. Don’t Mess with the Zohan does start off on a pretty strong note. The energetic opening is infectious and you find yourself laughing despite feeling embarrassed about realising that the super-infantile script is actually able to tickle your funny bone.

Zohan Dvir (Adam Sandler) is an Israeli Special Forces soldier with super-human (some would say sub-human, ape like) powers, who pretends to pass himself off as dead to pursue his lifelong ambition of becoming a hairstylist. He’s hired at a salon run by a Palestinian hairstylist and there he weaves his magic by giving old ladies bangs much bigger than they had bargained in exchange for their bucks. The place soon becomes a haven for horny sixty-year-old women who eagerly wait in queues for several hours to be serviced by Zohan. Before long he discovers that he’s in love with his Palestinian boss (Emmanuelle Chriqui) but before settling down with her, he must face his arch nemesis, The Phantom. The movie is an out and out mindless slapstick that romps through political and religious sensibilities. So if you enjoyed watching movies like Deuce Bigalow and The Waterboy, you might also laugh through this one.