Ridiculous 6 is not a good movie. Not by any stretch. But there's an interesting backdrop present - regarding its genesis - that's worth noting. In that this is Adam Sandler's first Netflix film as part of a four-picture deal made between the streaming giant and his Happy Madison production company.
The film is an overly-dumb, obvious, often lazy, obtusely offensive Wild West farce. This past summer, Netflix head Ted Sarandos tried his hand at pre-defending Ridiculous 6 - which had already made headlines after about a dozen Native American extras walked off the set last April due to feeling insulted - but it didn't go over well. In the end, this deal with Sandler is based on Netflix's own metrics, which they don't openly share. It reminds me of how FX would have all this quality programming, but then give Charlie Sheen an insta-hundred episodes of uber-awful Anger Management. Because Two and a Half Men reruns did well on the network and Sheen was a "known" sitcom presence. It was a cash grab.
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The film is an overly-dumb, obvious, often lazy, obtusely offensive Wild West farce. This past summer, Netflix head Ted Sarandos tried his hand at pre-defending Ridiculous 6 - which had already made headlines after about a dozen Native American extras walked off the set last April due to feeling insulted - but it didn't go over well. In the end, this deal with Sandler is based on Netflix's own metrics, which they don't openly share. It reminds me of how FX would have all this quality programming, but then give Charlie Sheen an insta-hundred episodes of uber-awful Anger Management. Because Two and a Half Men reruns did well on the network and Sheen was a "known" sitcom presence. It was a cash grab.
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