You Don’t Mess With the Zohan ... Randi Hiller, Sarah Halley Finn. Reviewed at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Los Angeles, May 28, 2008. MPAA Rating: PG-13. Running time: 113 MIN.

One-time counter-terrorist and now-hairstylist Zohan, played by Adam Sandler, practices his technique with Gail, played by Lainie Kazan, in a scene from "You Don't Mess with the Zohan." 1 out of 4 ...

I mention this because in You Don’t Mess With the Zohan, Adam Sandler plays an elite Israeli commando who’s sick of combat and dreams of becoming a New York hairstylist — a hairstylist who ...

June 6, 2008 Adam Sandler , certainly known for some grade-A ridiculousness and juvenile humor, has outdone himself in his latest, You Don't Mess with the Zohan .

June 07, 2008, 12:00 a.m. ET As high concepts go, "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" takes the cake: Adam Sandler plays an Israeli commando who pursues his dream of becoming a hairstylist in New York.

You Don’t Mess With the Zohan. Tempering broad mischief with "why can't we all just get along" decency, the screenplay strikes a horndog posture with an utter lack of cynicism.

Adam Sandler may not actually wear a costume in You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, but his Israeli commando is a superhero nonetheless, albeit a comic one. Gifted with superhuman speed, agility and ...

Raunchy and uneven, You Don't Mess With the Zohan is a sporadically hilarious movie that makes good use of Adam Sandler's considerable if oft-neglected talent. If it is not quite a good movie, it ...

Nick Swardson on ‘Zohan,’ Gay Robots, and ‘Cavemen’’Oh my God. Are you kidding me? Really? That’s hilarious. I don’t even know what to say.’ the take June 5, 2008 The Summer of ...

Using the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a backdrop doesn't come close to capturing the surreal mix of cartoonish comedy, "Give peace a chance" platitudes, puzzling cameos and big-penis jokes ...

Published June 6, 2008 11:00AM (EDT) --Shares. Facebook. ... "Don't Mess With the Zohan" is the braver movie, for the way Sandler uses throwaway humor in the service of a strong point of view.