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Little Nicky
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 29 critic reviews
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Based on 20 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Written by:
Tim Herlihy
Adam Sandler
Steven Brill
Directed by: Steven Brill
Release Date:
Theatrical: November 10, 2000
DVD: April 24, 2001
Running Time: 84 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13 for crude sexual humor, some drug content, language and thematic material
Starring Adam Sandler, Harvey Keitel, Patricia Arquette, Rhys Ifans, Rodney Dangerfield, and Clint Howard
All children like to raise a little hell -- but it's a whole different story when your family is run by Satan. Take the case of shy, awkward Little Nicky (Sandler). (New Line Cinema)
Also On Metacritic
FILM: Mr. Deeds Without a Paddle
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Variety Robert Koehler
Sandler turns the joke around on his detractors and manages to lead a devilishly energetic vehicle that contains about as many laughs as his previous features combined.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
Juvenile, sloppy and frequently, idiotically hilarious.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten
The film's rhythm is jerky, bouncing all around the place and making some of the setups feel unnecessary.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
There are laughs to be had, yet the movie is, if anything, more strenuous than it is funny.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Sandler, at the center, is a distraction; he steals scenes, and we want him to give them back.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
It's funnier than "Bedazzled," which isn't saying much.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Cody Clark
Plenty of the tasteless gags don't fly, and for every celebrity cameo that works (a hilariously heavenly Reese Witherspoon), there are two or three that crash and burn.
Read Full Review >Village Voice J. Hoberman
Certainly Sandler's most ambitious work. It's not just a bid for respectability but a genuine allegory.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Dana Stevens
It's a clever idea bogged down in sophomoric sloppiness. Sitting through it doesn't feel like eternal damnation, but it's not exactly heaven, either. It's a $9.50 tour of adolescent purgatory.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
The kindest thing that can be said about Sandler's sense of humor is that it's unapologetically juvenile.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker
Little Nicky will please Sandler's fans and likely won't win any converts.
Read Full Review >Film.com Robert Horton
Sandler repeats his sweet-souled doofus routine, with nerdy Patricia Arquette as the object of his affections.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Bob Graham
Adam Sandler finally has a good excuse: The devil made him do it.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Examiner Wesley Morris
Little Nicky is but a meek gross-out cousin of "The Waterboy."
Read Full Review >Portland Oregonian Kim Morgan
Though it's debatable whether Sandler is squandered or just supremely annoying here, the film's flaws aren't entirely his fault.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Diehard Sandler fans will probably find it uproarious, but others will have to make do with the occasional chuckle.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea
Full of kerplunkingly unfunny jokes and ex-"Saturday Night Live" cast members turning up to do shtick.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
Stoner jokes, awful gags, and just stupid stuff equate to one bad movie.
Read Full Review >Rolling Stone Peter Travers
Where's Sandler in all this? Lost in gimmicks that smack of desperation. Damn it.
Washington Post Desson Thomson
How much you enjoy this movie depends on how funny you find Sandler talking out the side of his mouth with a gravelly squawk -- for the entire movie.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector
Adam Sandler displays no virtuosity and stirs no pathos in this special-effects comedy.
Read Full Review >Salon.com Charles Taylor
Sandler deserves to be damned to the pits of hell for this witless masturbatory comedy.
Read Full Review >Dallas Observer Robert Wilonsky
Little Nicky will redefine the phrase "worst movie ever," because it might actually be the worst movie ever.
Read Full Review >Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman
Bad actors, bad music and bad plot make it a hellish bummer.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 6.7 (out of 10) based on 20 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Sean M. gave it a10:
How can you not like this movie. it rocks great soundtrack average acting and great comedy.
Andrew N. gave it a3:
A mess of a film that revels in its own stupidity. Its unfunny and rather nauseating. The few gags it does have cant save it from banality. Rubbish.
David C. gave it a10:
The movie...how can i put it...rocks. Defintely the best Sandler movie i have seen. The quick humour and one liners are what makes the movie so spectacular. So if you haven't seen it then what the hell you waiting for? your missing out on a part of life!
Jon D. gave it a10:
this is my favorite sandler movie. It is entertaining but if you are one of those people who study a movie instead of watch a movie then you probably wont like it because the things that this movie is about might be pretty dumb but they are still hillarious.
Andrew M. gave it a 3:
It gets a few points for the few laughs I got. Unfortunately though I only saw the first half because I simply could not stand hearing Sandler speak like that for another second! I have never been driven from a movie by such a minor detail...but this one managed to do so. If it wasn't for the voice, I probably would've stayed to the end and maybe rated this higher. Whoever came up with the idea needs a big head butt!!!
Yoon Min C. gave it a 1:
Suffers from Ishtaritis. A small scale Sandler movie can be fun and endearing--Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison--but this gargantuan production is a Hindenburg blimp in crash-and-burn mode.
Johanna H. gave it a 10:
Little Nicky is a wonderful video with a lot of great actors. I have seen the film about 10 times on one week!
