Sonny Koufax is 32 years old. Hes a law school graduate. Hes got a nice apartment in Manhattan. Theres just one problem. He does nothing except sit on his butt and live off an investment that was the result of a meager lawsuit he won a year ago. But after his fed up girlfriend leaves him he comes up with the ingenious idea to adopt a five year old boy to showcase his newfound maturity. But things dont go as planned and Sonny finds himself the unlikely foster father that will change his perspective on just looking out for himself.
Review
Big Daddy Sonny Koufax (Adam Sandler) is the paragon of irresponsibility he has no job no manners and no clue. Although Sonny has somehow managed to get a girlfriend she is tired of his aimless ways and gives him an ultimatum do something with your life or I leave. Fate steps in with a readymade solution Sonny will raise the little boy who was dropped off at the apartment with a note proclaiming his roommate (Jon Stewart) the father his girlfriend will realize his newfound responsibility and all will be well.
Plausibility this movie doesnt have. But we are talking about Adam Sandler the man who has given us such brainteasers as Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison. Sandlers fratboy humor childish and scatalogical has however drawn a huge following as evidenced by The Waterboys huge box office (a movie that I myself enjoyed and will surely be pilloried for).
I expected one thing from this movie a good laugh. And it delivered. The obligatory tearjerker scenes were painful but thankfully few and far between. If you are in the mood for some humorlight on cheap Tuesday give this movie a chance.