
Paul "Wrecking" Crewe was a revered football superstar back in his day, but that time has since faded. But when a messy drunk driving incident lands him in jail, Paul finds he was specifically requested by Warden Hazen (James Cromwell), a duplicitous prison official well aware of Paul's athletic skills. Paul has been assigned the task of assembling a team of convicts, to square off in a big football game against the sadistic guards. With the help of fellow convict Caretaker, ... (Full plot summary below)
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Paul "Wrecking" Crewe was a revered football superstar back in his day, but that time has since faded. But when a messy drunk driving incident lands him in jail, Paul finds he was specifically requested by Warden Hazen (James Cromwell), a duplicitous prison official well aware of Paul's athletic skills. Paul has been assigned the task of assembling a team of convicts, to square off in a big football game against the sadistic guards. With the help of fellow convict Caretaker, and an old legend named Nate Scarborough to coach, Crewe is ready for what promises to be a very interesting game. It's only the warden and the guards who have no idea who or what they're up against, with Paul the driving force behind the new team.
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| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn Johanson[A] repulsive celebration of everything that's sickening and ugly and hideous about America today." |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA major summer movie fumble...it's mostly the audience that gets sacked. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordReturning to the football field of The Waterboy, this time out Pop Warner quarterback Sandler just doesn't play to his strengths. |
| Flipside Movie EmporiumRob VauxSad and ugly, the product of sadistic children devoid of moral compasses. |
| Beaumont JournalDanny MintonA much funnier picture than I thought I was going to see. |
| MovieJuice!Mark RamseyOnce in prison, who does Adam Sandler find but the improbably incarcerated Chris Rock! What did Chris steal, jokes? Who did he kill, the late show at the Comedy Store? |
| Philadelphia WeeklySean BurnsA cowardly, PG-13 remake for a more timid era, viewing incarceration as a happy playground of product-placement and jokey homosexual panic. |
| VarietyJoe LeydonSandler impressively assumes the Reynolds role here, with strong support by Reynolds himself and a slightly restrained but frequently hilarious Chris Rock. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkThe new version has the zip of a 96-yard punt return and all the ingredients to inspire the celebratory crushing of empty beer cans. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversWhat links the two films in fun and ferocity is the big game, a ripsnorter that is irresistibly entertaining. |