Every movie season, there’s about ten to twenty films that the critics just go to town on, and Adam Sandler’s “Jack and Jill” seems to be one of those films. Well, not seems–it is one of those films. It was destined to be such once critics found out he was making it as well as starring in both the brother and sister roles.

Before Sunday, the film was at a measly 2% on Rotten Tomatoes. Now, it’s at 3%. The audience was far kinder by giving it a rating in the double digits, 57%, but it’s still terrible. The movie was so terrible, MovieLine wrote an article about the nine most scathing reviews about the film. Let’s see what some of the critics said, and if anyone had anything good to say about “Jack and Jill”:

“Sandler has become a good actor of late, but here he gives over most of his talents to Jill, who is so screechy, needy, and lovelorn that you can hardly blame Jack for wanting to fade into the background.”–Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

“A marathon of Tyler Perry’s Madea flicks is preferable to ‘Jack and Jill,’ a noxious PG comedy starring Adam Sandler as a pair of middle-aged male-female twins that should have been separated at birth to spare us from this movie.”–Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail

“The apocalypse starts here.”–Tom Long, Detroit News

Cruel, huh? What did you think about the film? Was it, as Long said, the beginning of the apocalypse? Give your opinions below.

Jack and Jill

By Monique Jones

Monique Jones blogs about race and culture in entertainment, particularly movies and television. You can read her articles at Racialicious, and her new site, COLOR . You can also listen to her new podcast, What would Monique Say.

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