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Little Nicky
Steven Brill
(2000)
86min
12 Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Alan Jones
This might be stupid, crass, vulgar and tasteless, but it is also - in places - gloriously funny. For the first time, comedian Adam Sandler gets to perform his trademark moronic shtick against a backdrop of visually imaginative production values and devilishly good special effects. Director Steven Brill's trifle won't win Sandler any new fans, but at least it has enough fantasy flair to give his detractors pause for thought. Complete with
Waterboy
-style speech impediment and contorted face, Sandler plays the son of Satan (Harvey Keitel), dispatched to Earth to bring his brothers (Rhys Ifans and Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr) back to the underworld before they can gather up enough evil souls to stage a coup in Hades. That's all the plot this satire needs to allow Sandler to head-spin and fire-breathe his merry way through one satanic skit after another, taking in a talking bulldog (the best visual effect in the picture), two heavy metal head-bangers (the hilarious Peter Dante and Jonathan Loughran), numerous character morphs by his nasty siblings, gross bodily functions, trips to a
Clueless
heaven and overall spoof-
Exorcist
silliness. Bound to offend every minority group going,
Little Nicky
provides abundant lowbrow wit and a winning "take no prisoners" attitude that Sandler's admirers will adore. If you're not one of those, then either don't bother, or take cover!
Summary
The Devil decides to put off retirement for a little longer, but his two oldest sons are left fuming - and decide to get revenge by creating Hell on Earth. The job of saving the world falls to their good-natured younger brother, who travels to New York to put things right. Comedy, starring Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel, Rhys Ifans, Reese Witherspoon and Rodney Dangerfield.
Cast & Crew
Nicky
Adam Sandler
Valerie
Patricia Arquette
Dad
Harvey Keitel
Adrian
Rhys Ifans
Holly
Reese Witherspoon
Cassius
Tommy `Tiny' Lister Jr
Lucifer
Rodney Dangerfield
Deacon
Quentin Tarantino
Director
Steven Brill
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
Entertainment
Guidance:
Edited for violence, Swearing, sex scenes
Available on:
video and DVD
Released on:
17 Nov 2000
Comedy
Drama
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