Tomatometer: 8%
Box office: $21.1 million

Bulletproof stars Sandler as Archie, a hood working for a drug kingpin. His best friend Jack (Damon Wayans) is an undercover cop, looking to bust up the whole enterprise. After Jack tries to arrest Archie, he's shot in the head; Archie eventually skips town, but decides to testify against his boss, so Jack agrees to escort him cross country. Together, the two must outwit a group of assassins while working out their hostilities. Like 48 Hours, Bulletproof was designed as a vehicle for a young comedian (in this case, two young comedians) to break into action-buddy-comedy territory.

However, the result was the worst-reviewed film of Sandler's career; critics pegged it as middling and predictable, despite a few funny moments. "A few stray laughs here and there, but both comedians have done a whole lot better," wrote Scott Weinberg of efilmcritic.com.

Tomatometer: 13%
Box office: $23.3 million

Why should Christian kids have all the fun? In celebrating his Jewish heritage, Sandler has made contributions to seasonal merriment both sublime ("The Chanukah Song") and forgettable (Eight Crazy Nights). The latter, an animated musical, written, produced, and featuring voice work from the Sandman, tells the tale of Davey, a drunken misanthrope who becomes a youth basketball coach to satisfy his community service requirements. Under the guidance of kindly old Whitey and Eleanore, Davey learns a thing or two about the holiday spirit -- but not before wreaking havoc on his small town.

Indeed, critics found Eight Crazy Nights to be less than heartwarming; David Keyes of Cinephille.org called it "a shallow, crude, mean-spirited and painfully unfunny excursion into lunacy."