The boldest compliment one can pay to The Do-Over, Adam Sandler’s second of four Netflix-exclusive feature films, is that it’s a vast improvement over his last one, The Ridiculous 6. Unlike that slapstick western trainwreck, The Do-Over boasts a more or less coherent story, a few legitimately funny beats, and a mildly compassionate heart buried deep beneath its violent, dated brand of comedy. Other than that though, it’s pretty dreadful.
The story is told from the perspective of Charlie McMillan (David Spade). Charlie, we learn from his own narration, is the definition of a loser. He lives in the same house he grew up in, drives the car he had in high school, and has a depressing job managing a bank located inside a supermarket. His wife openly cheats on him and his stepchildren abuse him mercilessly.
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The story is told from the perspective of Charlie McMillan (David Spade). Charlie, we learn from his own narration, is the definition of a loser. He lives in the same house he grew up in, drives the car he had in high school, and has a depressing job managing a bank located inside a supermarket. His wife openly cheats on him and his stepchildren abuse him mercilessly.
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