Jack and Jill (2011)
Certified: PG
Duration: 91 minutes
Directed by: Dennis Dugan
Starring: Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes, Al Pacino, Eugenio Derbez, Tim Meadows, Nick Swardso, Allen Covert, Valerie Mahaffey, Dana Carvey
KRS release

In this film, Adam Sandler plays the completely opposite twins Jack and Jill Sadelstein.

Jack seems to have it all – a successful career as an advertising director, a perfect wife, Erin (Kate Holmes) and two delightful children – the enterprising Sofia (Elodie Tougne) and the adopted Gary (Rohan Chand).

His only problem ­ in life seems to be his twin sister Jill. She has never wed, and now that both theirparents have passed away, she is all alone.

She arrives for Thanksgiving with an open ticket and soon makes friends with Erin and the kids. Jack, however, does not want her to stay on. That is when Jill meets Al Pacino who falls in love with her.

Jack had been trying to get Al Pacino to star in a Dunkin’ Donuts commercial and so he plots to get him hitched to his sister. But she is attracted to Felipe (Eugenio Berbez), Jack’s landscaper. In a surreal twist, Jack even goes to the lengths of dressing up as a Jill in order to lure Al Pacino in.

The film also features a plethora of Hollywood stars in cameo roles including: Shaquille O’Neal, Johnny Depp, David Spade, Rob Schneider and Drew Barrymore.

Jack and Jill will attract all those on the lookout for low-brow humour or are simply Adam Sandler fans. Bringing the usual mix of toilet humour and childish approach, Mr Sandler rarely gives anyone else a chance to shine as this film is his show.

The film’s salt shaker scene really stands out above the rest.

No one is safe from him as the film pokes fun at illegal immigrants, manhood, Semitism, the Germans and more.

Mr Sandler also shows off his admiration for Jerry Lewis. In this role as the “cross dressing” Jack and Jill, he gives direct homage to the great comedian.

Jill is a feminine version of Adam Sandler – a horror to behold and a nightmare to stand.

An entertaining ingredient is Al Pacino playing Al Pacino.

His delivers a demented performance that gets weirder as each scene progresses.

For the novelty factor alone, Al Pacino’s performance was well worth noting down.

This is Al Pacino at his most self conscious, who makes fun of his own screen image.