The Wrong Missy (film): Sandler throws some money to the boys again
I admire Adam Sandler's dedication to his pals: A couple of times a year he gets the gang together than would likely exerience difficulty getting work in Hollywood without his assistance and throws together some garbage movie so everyone can get paid. If it weren't for Adam, i think David Spade, Rob Schneider, Nick
Swardson, and definitely Jonathan Loughran likely wouldn't be in anything.
But even though I think it is fantastic that Sandler and his production company Happy Madison are so dedicated to the boys, these films are never good. The Wrong Missy is not an exception to that rule.
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This is a story about Tim Morris (Spade) who goes on a a blind date with a woman named Missy. He is loud, brash, and annoying in his mind and the date is a disaster. While at the airport he runs into a woman that seems to be perfect for him who gives him her number and it turns out her name is also Missy.
On the way to a work retreat in Hawaii he texts "Missy" to join him on the vacation - she says yes and he is thrilled, only to realize when Missy turns up that he sent the text to "the wrong Missy."
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What follows is 90 minutes of sequences of events that are mostly filled with the usual Sandler juvenile humor with David Spade providing the voice of reason that he has always played ever since his pal Chris Farley was still alive. Don't get think that I am hating on Spade, I actually like him but when the film ends up bringing along the rest of Sandler's crew, it always ends up being the same.
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The most annoying unnecessary addition to the cast is, as it usually ends up being, the talentless Rob Schneider who one again plays a bit role as a native with a stupid fake accent. Thankfully, he isn't in very much of the film and once again, his character has nothing at all to do with the overall story.
I suppose the one ray of light in this film is Lauren Lapkus who plays the wrong Missy. She is painstakingly irritating just as she was meant to portray. Her on screen performance is difficult to watch and she is extra cringe - but that was exactly what she was supposed to do.
In the end this is a love story whose end result is something we are able to determine about 15 minutes into the film and it follows exactly that path. This movie has been done several times before and I thought the only time the premise actually worked was when it was called Forgetting Sarah Marshall
It took me two sittings to get through this film and I would be surprised if most people even bother to try to get to the end of it. I feel bad saying this about David Spade because I really like him and he was one of my all time favorite characters on Saturday Night Live, but this movie is not good and even the exotic surroundings and brilliant performance by Lauren Lapkus can't compensate for that.
My overall rating 3 / 10
I thought it was ok. Honestly, I wouldn't have watched it at all if it weren't for the fact that we have such reduced hours at the moment. I would have rated it higher than 3 though, perhaps a 5 or a 6
I just gave it a rating 7, not because it was great, but it made me laugh quite hard a couple of times. :)
yeah, even Rob made me laugh when he was licking all over Spade's scuba equipment and then handed it to him to use.
yeah that was pretty funny. As a diver I admit I did find that humorous and also a bit gross because we actually really do all chomp on those things that have been in many people's mouths before ours.
Man, I actually enjoyed the movie and found it to be way funnier than expected. Rob Schneider didn't do much of a job, but I agree with your that the wrong Missy is great. She made me laugh quite a lot, and as I expected this to be a poor movie, I actually enjoyed it way more than expected. Wrote my own positive review here: https://peakd.com/hive-118364/@unbiasedwriter/the-wrong-missy-funnier-than-expected
In other words, this came down to me as a positive experience, and I laughed quite a lot.
Rob Schneider was amusing in Big Stan (movie from 2007). Since then, I cannot say that I have enjoyed his company very much.
When the story is predictable, one can't resist saying that the movie is below average.
I think it deserves better than a 3 for sure. I think you could have replaced David Spade with just about anyone though. I don't know what his "thing" is - i suppose being condescending.
This seems to be the prevailing opinion. Perhaps i got this one wrong or wasn't high enough to enjoy it fully. I'd like to say that I gave it a fair shake but it just isn't my style.