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4 out of 5 stars. Not for the easily offended, the humorless, or those who think hummus is just a dip. For everyone else? Let’s go make some silky smooth.

In a post-9/11 landscape, Hollywood was terrified of touching Middle Eastern geopolitics with a ten-foot pole. Sandler, who is openly Jewish and has often infused his heritage into his work, chose to dive headfirst into the deep end. The film posits a solution to centuries of bloodshed: what if everyone just realized they are equally ridiculous? the great zohan

The film was directed by Dennis Dugan, Sandler’s frequent collaborator, but the DNA of the project is heavily influenced by the input of co-writers Robert Smigel (the genius behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and TV Funhouse ) and a pre-Oscar Judd Apatow. 4 out of 5 stars