Rotten
It would be hyperbole to argue that the road to movie hell is entirely paved with Adam Sandler's crude intentions -- but the guy sure has made a heck of a start.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Little Nicky
If your father was the Devil and your mother was an angel, you'd be messed up too.
2000 · 1h 30m · PG-13
Comedy, Fantasy
Directed by
Steven Brill
Overview
After the lord of darkness decides he will not cede his throne to any of his three sons, the two most powerful of them escape to Earth to create a kingdom for themselves. This action closes the portal filtering sinful souls to Hell and causes Satan to wither away. He must send his most weak but beloved son, Little Nicky, to Earth to return his brothers to Hell.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
21%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Where's Sandler in all this? Lost in gimmicks that smack of desperation.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
It never quite lights a fire under its subject matter.
Jay Carr, Boston Globe
Rotten
So aggressively juvenile -- make that infantile -- that I feel I should be scrawling this review in crayon.
Steven Rosen, Denver Post
Rotten
I can enjoy a dumb, raunchy comedy as much as the next classless viewer. But it has to be funny, and Little Nicky isn't.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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