Of all the talent that Netflix invested in early on, Adam Sandler was one of the most questioned by those who thought he “was gone”, but he lived up to the investment. Since signing the first agreement for four films, the actor and producer have not only delivered what was expected, with films with heavyweight artists like Jennifer Aniston (with whom he practically reinvented the Hart to Hart franchise with Murder Mystery (which was the most watched film on the platform in 2019) as always topped the ranking when there’s something new. He currently has a new four-picture $250 million deal, with You’re So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah! one of them. Guess where he ranks on the platform?

Adam Sandler has always been paradoxical. His crude jokes often steeped in Jewish humor were questionable, but he always maintained his persona of a guy who evolves, who has good intentions. Not to mention the unrivaled soundtrack talent. No wonder he, who was once a phenomenon at the box office, earned a fortune of more than 10 billion dollars in theaters alone. With the millionaire agreement with Netflix, which opens other doors, it gains new impetus. Serious or funny, he always managed to speak to his generation. And now, we see, he’s talking to the generation that doesn’t go to the movies or watch television.

You’re So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah! is the adaptation of a bestseller of the same name, written in 2005 by Fiona Rosenbloom and aimed at a pre-teen audience, and what luck! His daughters are exactly that age! With no fear of policing nepotism, the film is 100% a family action, with a wife and daughters in the cast. Even more, Sandler is a mere supporting actor, being himself, and quiet enough to maintain the connection with his generation that is, like the actor, navigating the bizarre universe of young people who think they know everything and who condemn their elders.

For those who grew up in the 1980s, it took on the John Hughes-style vibe and – like the genius that he was – isn’t for adults, but can still be enjoyed. Stacy Friedman (Sadie Sandler, cute and promising more in the future) is a girl who dreams of her next bat mitzvah, including sharing the moment with her best friend (best friends forever) Lydia Rodriguez Katz (Samantha Lorraine) at a party that she believes that she will determine her entire future, so she needs to be “perfect”. Obviously, the path is tortuous, with misunderstandings, tears, and disappointments. A movie to watch with your 13-year-old daughter and cry realizing how nothing changes with youth. The dramas are the same: the first kiss, the embarrassment, the fights, the doubts, and the rejection of the parents that she considers cringe. No one is absent, I promise. And, as always, a soundtrack that makes us want to make new playlists. If nepotism exists in Hollywood, I don’t see any problem when the clan has talent like the Sandlers.

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