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Looking back over fifteen years later, however, the film is a fascinating time capsule—and arguably one of the most audacious, if uneven, comedies of Sandler’s career.

Of course, the film’s central gimmick—an Israeli hero played by a Jewish-American actor speaking in broken, exaggerated “Isra-li” English—would likely be received very differently today. Critics at the time pointed out the broad ethnic stereotypes (the lusty older Jewish women, the aggressive Arab cab drivers, the villainous white European corporate raider). Sandler’s performance relies on a caricature that borders on offensive, though the film tries to disarm criticism by applying the same goofy energy to every ethnicity it portrays. zohan film

★★½ (Three stars if you love Sandler; two if you don’t; four if you’re watching it at 1 AM.) Looking back over fifteen years later, however, the

Beneath the hummus-throwing fights, jokes about "fizzy bubblech" soda, and an absurd number of crotch-grabbing volleyball scenes, Zohan has a genuine (if clumsy) thesis: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is absurd, and the average person on both sides just wants to live, work, and enjoy a good haircut. Sandler’s performance relies on a caricature that borders