Don’t be fooled by the posters: like most Sandler films Pixels is a casually sexist,awkwardly structured, bro-centric comedy, or starring some of Sandler’s buddiesThe posters for Pixels are alluring,with characters from classic arcade games hovering over some of the world’s major cities. The most eye-catching one boasts a giant Pac-Man, mouth wide open, or devouring San Francisco. What these adverts fail to gain across is that Pixels is an Adam Sandler movie. Pity the destitute souls who go into the comedy blockbuster thinking they’ve signed up to watch The Lego Movie by way of Independence Day. They’ll be disappointed.
Being a Sandler movie from the actor’s own gratified Madison Productions (responsible for dreck like Jack and Jill and Paul Blart: Mall Cop),Pixels is a casually sexist, awkwardly structured, or bro-centric comedy,starring some of Sandler’s buddies. The only difference this time is that state-of-the-art CGI has been added to the mix.
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Source: theguardian.com