Adam Sandler has a certain sense of humor which takes some acclimatizing. Like beer, I hear. I have listened to it since I was a wee lad on CDs, so I am somewhat used to it and 8 Crazy Nights was almost nostalgic in the reminiscence to his old talking goat skits.
8 Crazy Nights is a Hanukah-themed version of Charles Dicken's classic A Christmas Carol. There is the story of Hanukah past, showing up as golden memories; there is the Hanukah present, most of the movie; and the threat of the Hanukah which will be... Instead of ghosts, there are advertisements (which says something about out overall culture, I suppose...) And instead of Tiny Tim, there is a disabled old basketball coach. His role is actually a little larger than Tiny Tim's, but he is still a pretty close allegory.
If you do not like fart-humor and poop jokes (or just the word 'poop'), then this might not be a movie you should watch. I liked it, however. It is funny, maybe debasingly so, but it still made me laugh. Especially the songs, some of which I am still singing from time to time. It could have been called "Mr. Hankie's Hanukah" as it is "Crass", animated, musical, about the holidays, and full of poop humor.
8 Crazy Nights does have some emotional moments. One. Or rather, one attempt at such. The character growth is in someways more profound than that of Ebenezer Scrooge, but it is flat and unmoving despite how sad it is. When the movie tries be something besides crass, it falters and fails and is probably why so many people don't like it.
But at least it is light-hearted. In this it succeeds. Though it may not really be appropriate for small children, it is a rather fun movie.
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