The film is at its most moving in those rare moments when it’s capturing the nourishing bonding ritual among a deaf family.
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is the latest in a long line of fantastical, unwieldy takes on classic fairy tales.
All of the broad physical humor in the world can’t distract from the fact that the film is an endorsement of psychological exploitation.
Adam Sandler uses an entire film to let his loyal fans know that he thinks they’re all a bunch of stupid assholes.
The film doesn’t persuasively put convincing flesh on people caught in the immigration firestorm.