****REPOSTED FROM THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH NEW COMMENTS/EDITS****
This is a movie that grows on you. Like a fungus. I keep saying that lately, and it keeps being true. I've seen this movie maybe a dozen times since I originally saw it in the theaters. Drunk. Actually, I didn't like it when I was drunk. I fell asleep (or maybe passed out. Either way). But, the more I watch it, the more I find reasons to laugh, although I still wouldn't call this a movie to enjoy. It is; however, better than just about any other Rob Schneider movie with the possible exception of Deuce Bigalow.
From a technical and an artistic standpoint this movie is a train wreck that hits a napalm depot. It's horrific in ways that really can't be described. That being said, this movie's also pretty funny, but I've had to watch this movie a few times before I really started to get anything out of it.
Rob Schneider is probably the reason for my fungal comparisons. I really hate him, although I do like a number of movies that he's in. However, they casting directors did manage to stack the decks with quite a few actors that I love in the case of Anna Faris and Rachel MacAdams and that I found totally funny in the case of Matthew Lawrence, who has come a long way from his days as a shadow to his older brother.
Once you get over the ridiculous premise of the magic earrings creating a spirit swap, there's a lot to enjoy. Even if you attempt something purely academic, like the idea of a grown man trying to assert himself in a teenage girl's body. In fact, Rachel MacAdams' antics are pretty hysterical, no matter how ridiculous they got.
This is one of the better of the Happy Madison-esque films that post-date Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore. Fortunately, Sandler's group of comedians is chock full of funny people to help cover up the lameness that's brought to the table by Rob Schneider.
