I'm not sure what the exact target demographic of "Jack and Jill" is specifically, but what I do know is that, at the very least, gluttons for punishment will be appeased. I mean it's bad...really bad. But honestly, who didn't anticipate such a thing given the previews? If you are tickled by jokes about Judaism and gags about minorities, than this is the laugh riot you've been looking for.
Adam Sandler plays both titular characters in this, both of whom are equally unbearable. The ole' "Parent Trap" gag has certainly been aided by advancements in technology. What was once just body doubles and trick photography is now executed using nearly all CGI effects. Why is this important? Well it's not. But I dug deep to find something positive on which to comment, and that's all I could come up with. I genuinely enjoyed the beginning and ending sequences with the real-life twins discussing their various quirks ... but that totals to about five minutes altogether, the remaining portion being absolute torture.
"Jack and Jill" is not so much painfully unfunny as it is just terribly predictable. Sandler is just scraping the bottom of the proverbial creativity barrel here, and I was thinking nothing could rival "Grown Ups." Sandler as Jill is one of the most grating characters I can think of since Jar Jar Binks. His shrill-pitched voice was beyond my threshold of pain. Couple that with the fact that Sandler is essentially arguing with himself for 90 minutes, and it's just downright unbearable. The plot centers around a set of twins who have seemingly taken two different paths in life. When Jill decides to extend her holiday stay with Jack, he is soon reminded of her annoying imperfections. Despite their glaring differences, the twins can't deny their twin bond, as they nearly destroy their sibling relationship in order to save it — a journey for which we all must suffer.
What's even worse than the plot itself is the cavalcade of special guest stars who agreed to make cameos in this. They are paraded in and out of every scene, almost as if the director is nudging the viewer and saying, "Hey, look who we threw money at to be in this!" The embarrassing list of guest stars is seemingly neverending: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, the Tae Bo dude, Michael Irvin ... and the list goes on. Just when I thought we had reached the basement level in terms of entertainment — cue David Spade in drag. I'm not sure how many times I will use the phrase "worst movie I've ever seen," but at least Sandler is hellbent on keeping me guessing.
If, for whatever reason, you find yourself thirsting for more, the Blu-ray release comes with deleted scenes (what could possibly have been laid upon the cutting-room floor is beyond me), a number of featurettes, a blooper reel and behind-the-scenes "making of" features. It's a fancy package with some killer extras; too bad the feature presentation itself is so detestable.
Film: 1.5 Yaps Extras: 3 Yaps