D.I.C.K.
Genre: Dark Comedy
Director: Chris Morris
Writer: Jacob Jones
Cast: Adam Sandler, Omari Hardwick, Hilary Swank, Noah Centineo, Ajiona Alexus, Raul Esparza, Christopher McDonald, Riley Reid
Budget: $40,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $31,593,013
Foreign Box Office: $12,884,163
Total Profit: -$30,665,394
Reaction: Dark Comedies rarely work at the box office and this film, despite Adam Sandler's star power, turned out to be no different in that regard.
"While Jones & Morris may have had an intended message with this movie, I found it incredibly irritating. Sandler's character is by far the least appealing he's ever portrayed, making his previous man-child roles seem endearing by comparison. Unfortunately, the cast is severely underutilized. One scene featuring Swank was so off-putting that I lost all interest in the film's conclusion. In my opinion, one might find more value in observing drying paint than in watching this film." - Gordon Sheffield, London Times
"There were aspects of D.I.C.K. that worked, especially the casting and the concept, but it often mistakes shock value for genuine humor. The lead role should have been a homerun with Adam Sandler in the lead, but the character is so mean-spirited that it completely burns out Sandler's natural every-man likability within the first few scenes." - Brenton Smalls, Playboy
"D.I.C.K is a mess of a film, I tend to dislike majority of Adam Sandler’s “comedy” films, just finding them childish and stupid, this is no exception. I don’t think there was a single time I laughed in this film (something the other Sandler comedies could at least make me do). In saying that I am sure that there is an audience out there for this, otherwise why would Sandler keep making films like this?" - Terry Setev, The Bateau Gazette
Rated R for strong language, violence, sexual content/nudity and thematic material
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