‘You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah’ Review: It Is An Adam Sandler Family Affair But The Kids Steal This Funny And Poignant Coming Of Age Teen Comedy
deadline.comWhen you look at Adam Sandler’s filmography you may either think outrageous comedy or some seriously impressive dramatic turns in movies like Punch Drunk Love, Uncut Gems, and Hustle.
But for his latest Netflix flick he is taking a back seat on camera by basically playing the beleaguered dad to his real life daughters Sadie and Sunny Sandler, all in fictionalized roles but nevertheless all still in the family.
Sandler’s real influence in You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah is as a producer and in this instance he has brought forward the right creative elements to make this adaptation of Fiona Rosenbloom’s YA book a complete delight.
It doesn’t break any rules of the teen genre, of the kind of coming of age movie that the late great John Hughes so successfully pioneered in the 80’s and 90’s, but it works in a modernized way that makes it stand out for a new generation who will relate to it, as well as a kind of nostalgic piece for their parents.
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