A film we could live without, inspired by an original that was anything but essential.
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05/29/08
The Longest Yard (2005)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:3
Rotten:6
Average Rating:5/10
Consensus: This Yard has some laughs but missing from this remake is the edginess of the original.
Reviews for The Longest Yard
1 - 9 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticEveryone involved with this remake claims the utmost respect for Robert Aldrich's raucously funny 1974 original. So you have to wonder why they crapped all over it, starting with the casting.
06/24/06
Top CriticHomophobia, sexism, racism, ageism and OJ-ism pound against genre clichés as weathered as Reynolds' skin, bludgeoning you into submission.
09/09/05
Top CriticAdam Sandler, of course, is no Burt Reynolds. But then neither is Burt Reynolds these days, judging by his performance as the team's crusty mentor.
09/06/05
Top CriticThe Longest Yard more or less achieves what most of the people attending it will expect.
05/27/05
Top CriticIf you're thinking of seeing it, and you're old enough to drive (or even read this), do yourself a favor and rent the original instead.
05/26/05
Top CriticSofter, louder and cleaner than the 1974 version, the new film sentimentalizes the prisoners and the game, filing down their sharpest edges so that winning becomes a matter of triumph rather than resistance.
05/26/05
Top CriticSandler smartly balances the script's mix of cynicism and sentiment in his ingratiating lead performance. (And he's physically persuasive as an ex-quarterback.)
05/23/05
Top CriticMore Mirth Machine than Mean Machine, this agreeable remake still manages to go the distance.
05/23/05
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