The Cobbler

Adam Sandler discoveres a magical empathy machine but uses it for drug trade, attempted rape & a date with his mom. One of the most bizarrely dysfunctional movies I've seen. Is it a superhero movie? A jerkoff comedy? A crime thriller? A critique of big business in NY? An offbeat fable? The only consistency in this obnoxious mess comes from bland indifference, baffling misjudgments & the usual list of Sandler-related phobias. I'm surprised this didn't instantly norbit McCarthy's oscar chances.

Don't waste your time. It had some potential, but did not deliver as a comedy, at all. I got a little involved in the plot and wanted to see how it all turned out, but overall one of Sandler's worst.

What was a by the numbers cutesy execution of a simplistic magic powers premise ended with one of the dumbest ways I can think of to end the movie.

It should've been a film about defending NY as a city of family businesses and the small, almost ancient shops that give authenticity to the people. Instead, it's a bullshit fable about a guy trading shoes to be other people, until he finally finds a way to solve a crime issue with these powers.

They really got their mileage out of the transphobia and racism.

Not sure what all the hate is about, this is far from Sandler's worst film. Have you seen Jack and Jill? Sandler actually forgoes his usual nonsensical shenanigans here and plays it straight, which works. I think they could have done more with the idea, as it's basically "Click" with shoes.

An unfunny and kind of nasty movie that wishes it was whimsical, The Cobbler just doesn't work. In a bygone era, perhaps it would have been successful, but watching someone impersonate and alter -- and in some cases ruin -- the lives of people simply isn't funny.

Only a slightly above average film, but much better than I expected due mainly to the premise of the film (literally walking in others people's shoes) not descending into gimmickry. Sandler does melancholy very well (there is on doubt he can act given the right situation and a competent director which McCarthy apparently is). Perhaps there is an undercurrent of racism and transphobia, but I am not convinced of that.

Adam Sandler IS Method Man.

Starts out with a superficially intriguing premise that you feel isn't quite being capitalised on, before it becomes clear at the mid-point that the film-makers have run out of ideas, as they start marking time with an agonisingly tedious crime subplot, then throwing in a very strange 180 degree twist at the finale, roping in a somewhat beleaguered Hoffman to try and sell a silly and senselessly emotional happy (?) ending. Almost peculiar enough to recommend, if it weren't so long-winded!

Far from Sandler's worse, but the bar is low, the aim is wobbly, and the ending is weak

Had this in the high 50s; then I noticed its year of release. Repeatedly hitting all the lowest-common-denominator tropes is never a sign of a great movie, but seriously, a 2015 comedy that plays it weirdly straight 90% of the time, except when it veers into jokey-jokes about a dude dressing like a lady, an Asian's accent, and (groooan) "I'm not fat, I'm big boned"? Get outta here. Fun enough premise, almost a bit of heart thanks to Buscemi and Diaz, and an ending so dumb that I appreciate it.

It's a toxic smear of curdled whimsy. The film is beyond awful.

Surprisingly, Sandler wasn't the reason this movie sucked - he was actually decent. But his lack of an over-the-top performance couldn't save an otherwise uninspired script.

33.50

"The Cobbler" is a further departure from the style that Tom McCarthy established with his first two films - which is probably apparent by the fact that Adam Sandler stars in it. In truth, he is not too bad, although the supporting cast - namely Steve Buscemi, Dustin Hoffman and Ellen Barkin - totally steals the limelight. As far as the story goes, the "action" part of it might be a little haphazard but is pretty inventive and certainly enjoyable; the allegory au contraire is skin deep.

I like Adam Sandler and I liked the twist at the end

It's not as bad as other Sandler comedies - the core idea is actually quite interesting and it has some decent moments.

Great story up until the ending that sucked.

Not a stinky shoe, but not a fresh set of kicks either... this movie was a strange one. Having Adam Sandler you would expect it to be a comedy, but it was almost more of a crime/drama than a funny movie. Sander did a good job, and he looked like he put on some weight for the role, but this wasn't a typical movie for him. I did like the magic of his shoe-stitcher that lets him become other people if he wears their shoes...

I love this movie. Would make a great pilot for a T.V. show.

This is one of the most fascinatingly shit projects I've ever seen. I can't tell if it was a Sandler project or a McCarthy one or what. Spotlight coming out less than a year after just deepens the mystery.

I might be overrating this, but it's not...that bad, maybe? There's a nice, sweet, melancholic fairy-tale tone to the first half hour, I'll put it that way--but then the movie decides it wants to bog itself down in some sort of extraordinarily ridiculous gangster subplot involving Method Man and Ellen Barkin. After that, things get wheezy and a little unpleasant. Still, though, this is not an Adam Sandler movie in the ways you'd think it'd be an Adam Sandler movie.

D-

Don't understand all the bad reviews. Nothing special, but has a certain charm.

i liked it

The Cobbler has a great premise but gets bogged down by having a traditional plot. Overall the film is a little slow and it's over-reliance on stereotypes doesn't work in its favour. Sandler isn't bad in this role, and I occasionally enjoy his slapstick indulgences, but the film would have been better served with someone more timid to do justice to the character, and enhance the dark humour intrinsic to the concept. I did enjoy the film, even though I called the twist at the end.

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30.00.

The movie would actually be decent if they would explore the "walking in someon else's shoes" more than just barely scratching the surface. However, someone thought making this movie super rascist, white priviledged and transphobic would be a good idea. What the fuck, Thomas McCarthy.

ger; [the cobbler]; ein sohn eines schuhmachers entdeckt dass er durch die schuhe seiner kunden in deren leben schlüpfen kann - und hilft den nachbarn dass kein immobilienhai das viertel kauft.;

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One of the worst movies I've seen in a very long time don't know why I even watched it, too stupid to spend time on.

This is the first film that I have seen by the director Thomas McCarthy that I have not enjoyed. The film has an interesting premise but the script is a mess. The film never settles on a tone and it does not work trying to switch from comedy to fantasy to drama and back again. Also some of the actions of the characters do not make any sense. Overall this film is very disappointing.

This is not an Adam Sandler movie. Sure it has Adam Sandler in it, but it has none of the trappings of a typical Sandler schlockfest. Perhaps if it had anyone but Adam Sandler in it, or perhaps if it wasn't a creepy movie about escapism with a false happy ending... Oh well, one can only speculate.

Entertainment: 5/4. Spirit: 1.5/3. Sustainability: 1/3.

Magical realism gone terribly awry. Underneath the strained whimsy of THE COBBLER is the tale of a desperate, creepy loner who temporarily snatches other people's bodies, often for dishonest or unsavory purposes. There is little learning and even less humor in this wildly misguided film, where the lessons of empathy are only learned through social and racial tourism.

Not a piece on the trials and tribulations of a Northampton Town fan, The Cobbler is in fact an underplayed comedy-drama based on the magical qualities of a shoemaker's stitching machine. Or at least it is early on, before wildly changing tone, throwing in a load of guff about gangsters and dropping the atmosphere it'd created the best part of an hour establishing. I quite liked the first half, fucking hated the second, and found the final father-son reunion scene ridiculous.

I enjoyed it! It was by no means a great movie, nor a very funny movie but it was quite alright.

Starts decent, keep badly, and terribly.. False cast to false story.

The formula of family, fantasy and fun is reminiscent of Sandler's 2006 "Click" but executed tedious and foreseeable. -- Bluntly disappointing.

I'm not a Sandler fan, but he did his best here and didn't bring banal humor. But the actual story was a disappointment. My opinion here : http://opinion-as-a-moviefreak.blogspot.be/2015/05/the-cobbler-2014.html

What were they thinking?