Having produced over 50 feature films since its inception, Happy Madison is one of the most prolific outfits in the industry, and the company’s exclusive development deal with Netflix ensures a steady stream of content is always lurking just over the horizon.
The downside of the agreement is that historically, Reign Over Me, Funny People, and Hustle – featured the Sandman stretching his dramatic muscles.
In a turn-up for the books, though, the incoming but it’s a noteworthy achievement nonetheless.
Are we in the midst of a full-blown Sandler renaissance, where he puts his decades of dreck behind him to focus on actual quality for a consistent period of time? That remains up for debate, but he’s a hell of an actor with the right material, and factoring Uncut Gems into the equation arguably makes this the hottest streak of his whole career from an on-camera perspective.
More Happy Madison can be a terrifying thing, unless of course You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah really marks a turning of the tides on at least a semi-permanent basis.
Published: Aug 21, 2023 10:36 am