4 stars
It’s December and that means it’s time for Christmas movies, and tons of them! This movie is one of my favorite because it has Adam Sandler in the movie. Davey Stone (Adam Sandler) is a 33-year old party animal that finds himself in trouble with the law after cheating a Chinese waiter by not paying for his food. For his sentence, Davey has to do community service as the assistant referee for the youth basketball team or go to jail. Davey is thinking that this is going to be easy because he used to be a champ at playing youth basketball. Until, he met Whitey Duvail (Adam Sandler) the very small elderly elf-like head referee. Whitey will help anybody in need and he has been waiting 35 years to be acknowledged by the town. One day they were at the gym, and a couple of guys from town challenged Davey and this boy Benjamin (stout) to play some ball. The loser has to eat the fat guys jock strap. It was cute because while they were playing, Davey was bonding with Benjamin and usually that never happens for him. When it was time for Benjamin to go home, his mom came and got him. What Davey didn’t know is that Benjamin’s mom was his childhood girlfriend Jennifer, (Titone) and he was starting to fall in love with her again. During the movie, I love it when the deers are always there for anyone that needs help. This movie is a good Christmas movie to watch because it has many up and downs, romantic and sad parts and parts that make you smile. The mismatch between Whitey’s good heart and Davey’s constant troublemaking soon have them both wondering if going to jail would have been easier. The ending of the movie is the best part and you need to watch it!
