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Article: `Zohan' is silly, but it means well
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- June 6, 2008
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For all its perceived shock value, all the concern that a comedy about conflict in the Middle East would offend just about everyone imaginable, "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" is really rather conventional and familiar.
At its core, it's just "Romeo and Juliet," wrapped in Adam Sandler's trademark raunchy humor.
Sandler co-produced, co-wrote the script and stars as the titular character, a famous Israeli commando who fakes his own death to escape to the United States and pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a hairdresser. He's a superhuman trained killer but all he wants to do is make people "silky smooth," one of many lines and jokes that ...
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