Adam Sandler sets Rotten Tomatoes record with new Netflix movie

❘ Published: 2023-08-29T09:40:49

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Adam Sandler might be divisive when it comes to his comedy movies, but he appears to have bucked the trend with his latest Netflix flick by breaking a Rotten Tomatoes record.

Though Adam Sandler has dipped his toes in many waters, the Hollywood actor is best known for his work in comedy, having risen to fame as a cast member on Saturday Night Live.

In the 90s and 00s, Sandler led a wide range of comedy flicks, from Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison to The Wedding Singer and Airheads. More recently, he signed a lucrative deal with Netflix to produce a number of films, including his Murder Mystery series.

Love him or hate him, Sandler draws in the viewers, although his work doesn’t always go down too well with the critics. The Waterboy is a prime example – despite earning a 71% audience score, it only received 33% on the Tomatometer. However, it looks like the situation has been flipped on its head with his latest project.

Adam Sandler sets Rotten Tomatoes record with new Netflix movie

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah – a new Netflix comedy starring Sandler alongside his wife and two daughters – has earned a whopping 96% Rotten Tomatoes score from the critics, making it his most well-reviewed movie to date.

Prior to this, the title was held by Hustle, which has a 93% score on the Tomatometer. What’s surprising is that there’s still a divide between the critics and audiences, as You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah has been rated 67% by viewers at home.

So, why are reviewers loving the new Netflix hit? For many, it’s the family dynamic that translates well on the screen, with the comedian joining the cast with his wife Jackie Sandler and daughters Sunny and Sadie.

What’s more, the critics shared nothing but praise for Sunny, who plays the Bat Mitzvah girl herself, Stacy Friedman.

“Cry nepotism all you want, but the entire brood acquits itself quite well, and they seem to be having an infectiously good time together,” wrote Rolling Stone. “It helps a great deal that the film is energetically directed and written.”

CNN added: “Adam Sandler’s daughter Sunny – the clear belle of the ball – quickly dampens the ‘nepo baby’ asides with her winning, natural performance in a familiar but very nicely done coming-of-age story.”

“It’s basically a pricey home movie that lets Adam Sandler spotlight his wife and two daughters,” said ABC News. “It’s also an unexpectedly sweet and sassy surprise. Dynamo Sunny Sandler, his youngest, gives nepotism a good name as a Jewish girl on the cusp of womanhood.”

Sunny Sandler in You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah on Netflix

So, what about the audience members who didn’t enjoy the film? As said by one on Twitter/X: “I’m having a bad movie marathon & You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah on Netflix got me crriinnggginnngggg.”

Another wrote: “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah is generally enjoyable but the protagonist is just so unlikeable every time I think she’s about to start a redemption arc she goes and does a horrible thing again, she’s just a bad person, can’t sympathize much.”

What is You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah about?

The official synopsis for You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah on Netflix is as follows: “Stacy and Lydia are BFFs who’ve always dreamed about having epic bat mitzvahs. But things start to go comically awry when a popular boy and middle school drama threatens their friendship and their rite of passage.”

Now you can make up your own mind about You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, as it’s available to stream on Netflix now. You can check out some of our other Netflix hubs below: