
Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way. Sometimes walking in another man's shoes is the only way one can discover who they really are.... (Full plot summary below)
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Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way. Sometimes walking in another man's shoes is the only way one can discover who they really are.
Leave your thoughts about The Cobbler.
| The PlaylistKevin JagernauthWhile the idea is original, it's also ridiculous, and the story is not close to clever enough to put it into any kind of context that is compelling, interesting or believable. |
| Film Journal InternationalShirley SealyYet another misguided and insensitive Adam Sandler movie. |
| Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallFlawed as it is, The Cobbler retains interest throughout, chiefly because Sandler isn't bad in a rare semi-dramatic performance. |
| Consequence of SoundBlake GobleThe Cobbler's so bad that Adam Sandler may do some serious soul-searching (after his next $20 million paycheck). It's so bad that you'll be willing to actually call Comcast and ask for your money back. |
| AV ClubA.A. DowdMaudlin when it’s not being offensive, The Cobbler belongs to that special class of comedy that seems to get worse with every new (mis)step it takes. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfStar Adam Sandler will certainly receive the brunt of the blame for the mangled effort, but he doesn't deserve the heat. This is all McCarthy's doing. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThe gimmick is marginally amusing as Max tests it out in ways both naughty and nice. But so many holes, questions and contradictions arise that it's hard to square the rules of the game. |
| FILMINK (Australia)Dov KornitsThis comedic drama's high concept [results] in something that is neither-here-nor-there. |
| Today's Zaman (Turkey)Emine YildirimThroughout the film's 99 minutes you will find yourself wondering whether this is a genuine black comedy, a family comedy, a dramedy, a cheap-shot drama, or possibly a melodramatic modern-day superhero story about being a good Samaritan. |
| New York ObserverRex ReedWritten and directed with precision and sensitivity by Thomas McCarthy (The Station Agent), it revives the pleasant art of storytelling most of today’s young filmmakers have all but abandoned, and cures (temporarily, anyway) my allergy to Adam Sandler. |