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Whether it’s elder abuse in nursing homes, fractured families due to divorce, or even the eternal battle Heaven and Hell, you can always count on Adam Sandler to tackle important issues with his trademark subtlety and grace. Case in point, 2007’s I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, produced by Sandler’s frat house film production company Happy Madison Productions. In one of Sandler’s worst films, the comedian plays a carefree, non-committal, womanizing NYFD firefighter who helps out his friend and fellow firefighter, played by Kevin James, by marrying him. Wait, what? Yep, turns out that due to some make-believe law concocted by the film’s plot, James’ character must be married in order to get life insurance for his kids. Hey, what are friends for, right?
Hilarity supposedly ensues as the two straight dudes have to pretend to be gay in order to convince a skeptical bureaucrat they’re together. Okay, then. As you might expect, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry was massacred by critics with a brutal 14 percent Tomatometer rating. However, thanks to Sandler’s critic-proof reputation, it made $120 million domestically and $187 million worldwide, making back its $85 million budget by a nose. However, the film’s inept attempts at humor built around tasteless stereotypes means that most moviegoers have since filed for divorce from I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. Remember kids, it’s okay if your movie plays homophobia for laughs, as long as your characters learn a lesson in the end!
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