The Longest Yard [UMD for PSP]

Paul "Wrecking" Crewe was a revered football superstar back in his day but that time has since faded. But when a messy drunk driving incident lands him in jail Paul finds he was specifically requested by Warden Hazen (James Cromwell) a duplicitous prison official well aware of Paul's athletic skills. Paul has been assigned the task of assembling a team of convicts to square off in a big football game against the sadistic guards. With the help of fellow convict Caretaker and an old legend named Nate Scarborough to coach Crewe is ready for what promises to be a very interesting game. It's only the warden and the guards who have no idea who or what they're up against with Paul the driving force behind the new team.DVD Features:Available Subtitles: English SpanishAvailable Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)Commentary by: Director Peter Segal (Unknown Format)Commentary by Director Peter SegalDeleted/Extended/Alternate Scenes with Optional CommentaryMusic Video "Errtime" by NellySystem Requirements:Running Time 113 Mins.Format: UMD Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG-13 UPC: 097360341140 Manufacturer No: 034114

Adam Sandler is no Burt Reynolds, but his remake of The Longest Yard is amusing enough to stand on its own. Inheriting the role played by Reynolds played in the 1974 original, Sandler plays Paul Crewe, a scandalized former football star who violates his parole and winds up back in the slammer, where an ambitious, corrupt warden (James Cromwell) manipulates him into forming a convict football squad to compete with a team of bullying prison guards. But where the original (directed with characteristic ruggedness by Robert Aldrich) was a semi-comic study of inmate resistance against powerful oppressors, Sandler's version is a formulaic comedy about winning against the bad guys. That makes it a softer, less meaningful film, and Sandler (reuniting here with Peter Segal after Anger Management and 50 First Dates) lacks the depth to convey anything more than amiable redemption, resulting in a movie that's easily enjoyed and easily forgotten. A co-starring role for Chris Rock could have been electrifying; instead it's just OK, as is Reynolds as the prison team's old-pro coach. That leaves us with a few good laughs on the football field and from Cloris Leachman as the warden's elderly, oversexed secretary, good work from rapper Nelly in a supporting role, and the lovely sight of Courteney Cox (as Crewe's nagging girlfriend) in a dazzling low-cut dress. In unnecessary remakes like this, fringe benefits count for a lot. --Jeff Shannon