The Ridiculous 6

Let me give you one good advice. Say the name Adam Sandler to a film critic and he or she will probably punch you in the face.

Why ?

Simply because a lot of critics hate Adam Sandler. I personally don´t hate him, he have actually done some good comedies over the years, especially the 1996 classic Happy Gilmore. I can honestly say i even enjoyed Big Daddy also, who else would dare to agree on that ? He have always had an certain style for almost all of his films, vulgar humour, that is really stupid, but sometimes funny. But he did prove himself, chocking probably the whole world with the very serious film Reign Over Me. A film that should have been a much bigger success, but did not get the recognition that Adam Sandler deserved for his performance. It is no surprise that he is still making films today, with the old school vulgar humour, and unfortunately i experienced Grown Ups 2. Don´t see this film, it is very awful indeed. He tried to become a bit more serious with a film called The Cobbler, where the premise looked good, while the final results did not match good enough. I have a feeling that most film critics have given up on him, that he will never make a good film again. I have a feeling he might suprise us again in the future, like he did with Reign Over Me. Just because he usuall make the same type of comedies, does not mean that he could change. After Grown Ups 2, i was not really excited to see any new films with Sandler for a while. Until i recently i discovered on Netflix, that the latest film of Adam Sandler, was released here, instead of in theatres. I had no idea that he have made an western comedy, i did not even know that he would put the film out in this format. Since many famous directors, and actors, have delivered quality productions with help of Netflix, i was kind of curious to see if Adam Sandler have managed to do something unexpected. I have not even seen a trailer of this film, so i had no idea what to expect. Considering that Sandler is know for makng under the belt comedies, is Ridicoulus 6 a step into a new positive direction, or is this back to the same vulgar concept we have seen him done too many times ?

In the Old West, a man named Tommy Stockborn ) is living with Native Americans, where he is preparing himself to get married to his Native girlfriend named Smokin Fox ( Julia Jones ). Tommy have an in-run with a gang of bandits, led by Will Patch ( Will Forte ). They don´t like Native Americans, but Tommy beat them all up, as they stand no chance against him. One day, at the Native village, an old bank robber man named Frank Stockburn ( Nick Nolte ) arrives. He claims that he is the father of Tommy. Frank begin to tell Tommy, what happened to his mother when he was just a child. That she was murdered by a silhouetted man, wearing tatoos on his hand. Frank also tell Tommy that he have 50.000 dollars hidden, buried in a meadow, next to a pine tree. The reason Frank told Tommy this, is because he says that he is dying of consumption, and want Tommy and the Natives to have all the money. Unfortunately, the next day, a gang of bandits led by the ruthless Cicero ( Danny Trejo ). Frank is kidnapped and they want him to show them where he hided all that money. Tommy decides that he must get his father back to safety, so he resemble a gang on his own, with 5 half-brothers, Ramon ( Rob Schneider ), Lil´Pete ( Taylor Lautner ), Danny ( Luke Wilson ), Herm ( Jorge Garcia ) and Chico ( Terry Crews ). Together they ride off, to find the man who is said to be their father, and to make sure justice is done.

Now, i choose to look at this film in different ways. Is this a stupid film ? Yes. Is it any funny at all ? Actually, yes it is, more funny than i expected. And the reason i enjoyed this comedy is because of this list of actors, who all portrait so many crazy characters. Just look at the acting list in this film, and you might be surprised......

Adam Sandler
Nick Nolte
Rob Schneider
Danny Trejo
Luke Wilson
Jon Lovitz
David Spade
Harvey Keitel
Taylor Lautner
Norm MacDonald
Vanilla Ice
Steve Buscemi
Terry Crews


And many more, the list never ends. Let´s think for a moment, when was the last time we saw an acting list like this in the same film ? That does not happen very often. So we already know that The Ridiculous 6 is a stupid film, but that´s alright. If you just want to laugh, especially in a western comedy, made to look stupid, i can tell you that this film works. Kind of remind me of Cactus Jack with Kirk Douglas and Arnold Schwarzenegger, where Schwarzenegger had the best character name in history, called Handsome Stranger. We get sexism here, racism, slavery, you name it, Sandler makes fun of all kinds of subjects. Everything does not work, and you get a sense that some of the jokes feel pretty blend. But it is the cast that make this film funny, especially Taylor Lautner. I can´t belive i said that, since i hated the guy in the Twilight films. He is actually really funny as the hillbilly boy Lil´Pete. He sounds just like he got out from banjo duels in Deliverance, waiting to squeal like a pig. Another suprisingly funny character is Mark Twain, the legendary author of Huckelberry Finn. He is now a gangsta, and does his gangsta style, played by Vanilla Ice. The story is nothing you really care about, since it is not much of an story. So why would you want to see Ridiculous 6 at all ? Good question, well it depends on your kind of humour i suppose. If you don´t like Adam Sandler, or vulgar humour, you are going to hate this guaranteed. If you do like Adam Sandler, and just want a stupid comedy, making fun of the western genre, than this is the film for you. I understand why so many people hate this film, because i know Adam Sandler is seen as a jerk. But i try and look outside of the frame, and look at what we have. It have been a long time a funny western comedy have been released, and i am not talking about Lightning Jack with Paul Hogan and Cuba Gooding, Jr. This film actually reminds me more of the 80´s classic western comedy Three Amigos, with Checy Chase, Steve Martin and of course Martin Short. Director Frank Coraci have directed several of Sandler´s films like The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy, Click and Blended. Even if you know that the characters are stupid, and that the script as as thin as Coolio´s career at the moment, you can still get some good laughs here. The Ridiculous 6 is a stupid movie, but still makes fun of many stupid things, in a western film, that actually deliver some good laughs. I will probably the only man on this planet who laughed at this film, but that´s ok, i am at least no Josh Duggar or Kim Davis, so i am pretty safe. Buckle up boys, and let us ride into the sunset, but i can not guarantee what i will do next to the campfire. There might be some brokeback lessons ready for a long shot.

Rating: DDD