Using the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a backdrop doesn't come close to capturing the surreal mix of cartoonish comedy, "Give peace a chance" platitudes, puzzling cameos and big-penis jokes ...

I mention this because in You Don’t Mess With the Zohan, Adam Sandler plays an elite Israeli commando who’s sick of combat and dreams of becoming a New York hairstylist — a hairstylist who ...

Nick Swardson on ‘Zohan,’ Gay Robots, and ‘Cavemen’’Oh my God. Are you kidding me? Really? That’s hilarious. I don’t even know what to say.’ the take June 5, 2008 The Summer of ...

“You Don’t Mess With the Zohan” suggests that, when it comes to terrorists, Middle Eastern confusion and global politics, we might as well laugh. Besides, the politicians don&#821… ...

Raunchy and uneven, You Don't Mess With the Zohan is a sporadically hilarious movie that makes good use of Adam Sandler's considerable if oft-neglected talent. If it is not quite a good movie, it ...

Essentially, “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan” is about 100 minutes of ethnic stereotypes, bathroom jokes and adolescent sexual humor, with a couple of minutes of unity and good feeling tacked ...

June 07, 2008, 12:00 a.m. ET As high concepts go, "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" takes the cake: Adam Sandler plays an Israeli commando who pursues his dream of becoming a hairstylist in New York.

Adam Sandler may not actually wear a costume in You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, but his Israeli commando is a superhero nonetheless, albeit a comic one. Gifted with superhuman speed, agility and ...

I think that there is more visual innovation in animation occurring on American TV than in American animated features (I won't even mention the great stuff being made on a regular basis in Japan ...

Published June 6, 2008 11:00AM (EDT) --Shares. Facebook. ... "Don't Mess With the Zohan" is the braver movie, for the way Sandler uses throwaway humor in the service of a strong point of view.

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