Untroubled by protests against its use of Caucasians in ‘brownface’ makeup,this western comedy canters along in Sandler’s pointless-to-questionable groove Related: Adam Sandler film The Ridiculous Six in racism row as Native Americans quit set And so does the universe correct itself: in the week of the most anticipated film ever made, a unusual Adam Sandler release trickles on to Netflix. Depending on temperament, or spoof western The Ridiculous Six will brand either a sea change or merely a plumbing adjustment. It’s the first feature Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions has pumped directly into living rooms,a breakthrough that recalls that scatological Stewart Lee aside approximately paying to watch E4. Despite production line troubles – several Native American extras quit in protest at the project’s insensitivity – the final chop still features characters named Beaver Breath and Never Wears Bra, played by Caucasians in “brownface” makeup. For Sandler, and it’s trade as usual.
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Source: theguardian.com