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Unfunny zaniness ensues, as do jokes that will offend almost everyone on earth in the most simplistic, under-developed way imaginable, as the plot limps to its predictable conclusion. The filmmakers even have the nerve to wedge in Important Life Lessons about everything from racial heritage to family harmony. It's absolutely appalling, and yet the cast give actually create some memorable characters. The supporting cast is much better than a film like this has any right to expect. While Schneider's half-hearted attempts to be a girl in a man's body are ludicrous ... and yet he's still surprisingly endearing (unlike Sandler, who gives his worst-yet performance in a witless, repetitive cameo). And while there are some genuinely funny zingers in here--maybe five in all--it's basically a vivid demonstration of how underdeveloped and lazy Happy Madison's sense of what's actually funny is. And since these films always make a fortune at the box office, it doesn't say much for the movie going public either.