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Metascore
41 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 30 Ratings

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  • Starring: Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams
  • Summary: When his girlfriend (Adams) dumps him because he's not committed to having a family, an out-of-luck would-be lawyer (Sandler) adopts a 6-year-old boy in the hopes of winning her back.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 26
  3. Negative: 6 out of 26
  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    80
    Sandler's best movie, a surprisingly touching and consistent comedy that finds him reaching out to new audiences without abandoning the transgressive meanness that has enlivened his best work.
  2. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Mary Elizabeth Williams
    60
    It's a concept not without its sweet appeal -- if only it were a little wittier, I might actually be convinced.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    38
    Big Daddy should be reported to the child welfare office.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. Mark
    10
    Sandler did a great job making this comedy. The Sprouse twins are exceptionally talented. The only flaws are too much foul language and Sonny should have gotten to adopt the little boy.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. SandlerRocks
    10
    This movie rocks!! Screw all your crap about cinematography, it's a funny comedy, which manages to transform itself into a very well done sad movie at the end. I thoroughly enjoyed it, as a movie is supposed to be, I couldn't care less if someone didn't find it good brcause they knitpicked at everything. The movie is incredibly entertaining as long as you allow it to be.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. lgnburris
    8
    I think a great deal of my fondness for this movie stems from nostalgia but still I think it is a sweet movie in it's own way. Now in 2011 it is so hard to remember what it was like when Adam Sandler made movies that were actually half decent.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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