adonis98-743-186503 In order to inherit his fed up father's hotel empire, an immature and lazy man must repeat grades 1-12 all over again. Billy Madison is one of those 90's comedies that has all the right calls for example the throwbacks, the cool music, the sexy Teacher and all of those stuff and although it does work on some levels and it's pretty damn stupid that it's actually good the movie has some running gags that just aren't that good for example the whole Penguin thing is pretty dumb and forgettable after a while, the Banana one even tho it does lead somewhere it's just a bit dumb or the Principal hitting on Billy and other stuff like that. It does have some funny moments but only a few, it's watchable and cute and the kids are also pretty cool and Bridgette Wilson is probably the only actual human being in the entire film that acts like human except Billy's dad of course. Overall Billy Madison is so stupid that it's actually entertaining but i can totally understand why some Critics hated it in the first place plus couldn't they have picked someone else to play Billy? Maybe the film would have taken better reviews just saying! (7.3/10)

Predrag Billy Madison is a typical Adam Sandler film, not the greatest plot but a barrel of laughs, if you like any other Sandler film i.e. Happy Gilmore, Little Nicky etc. then you will love this comedy. Billy Madison is the dim-witted son to the head of the Madison hotel chain, for years Billy had been told he will take over the company when his father retires, however after getting drunk & attempting to chase an imaginary penguin he embarrasses his father in front of all his associates at a dinner in the Madison household. Billy's father tells him that he will not be getting the company in preference of the evil Eric. Eric is mostly seen with Carl, another associate of Billy's dad whom he likes. Billy pitches an idea where he can go back to school, complete all grades in 2 week periods in order to win back the company.Billy Madison is a movie with a number of hilarious scenes. In one such scene, a third grader accidentally "pees his pants" and is afraid to get on the bus during a field trip. Sandler throws some water on his pants and tells the other children that "peein' in your pants is cool"! thus saving the child from embarrassment. In another scene, Billy calls ex-classmate Danny McGrath (Steve Buscemi) to apologize for picking on him as a kid. After the phone call, Danny crosses Billy off of his master list of "people to kill". Later, Danny comes to Billy's aid. Overall, this is a fun movie. If you like lighthearted comedy with just a touch of outrageous behavior, then you'll enjoy this breakout Adam Sandler hit.Overall rating: 7 out of 10.

Gino Cox "Billy Madison" delivers a reasonable number of laughs despite massive and potentially crippling problems with the script, characters and plot. About 80% of the jokes and gags either fell flat or were cringe-worthy from my perspective; however, there were many jokes that worked for me and others may find mirth in some of the jokes I failed to appreciate. It was sufficiently frustrating that I had to pause the movie several times; however, it had enough goofy comedy that I resumed play. Among the many faults with the movie: It fails to deliver what Blake Snyder calls the promise of the premise. Billy doesn't actually complete twelve grades. He simply survives two weeks of classes at each grade level. Very little of his classroom experiences could be described as academic. It's very repetitive, so much so that many of the grades are simply skipped in the narrative. His blow-out graduation parties at his father's mansion also become repetitive. It might have been a stronger film if he had simply returned to complete twelfth grade or first grade. In line with this, we meet many characters who are involved briefly then disappear and there's little logic to why some characters who return at later stages. The antagonist, the self-serving CEO, never really increases the stakes. He's largely passive and reactive, except for hatching one plot that is quickly subverted. The romantic subplot is not believable, although this could be said for many comedies in the category Snyder labels fool triumphant. It's not really a fool triumphant movie, as Billy rarely offers a perspective of the world from the eyes of an innocent. Billy doesn't have a credible or meaningful character arc. Initially, his character is a totally unsympathetic self-indulgent incompetent sybarite. He has some insights into human character, but isn't the typical idiot savant, like Gump, Clouseau or English. He doesn't learn much of anything beyond rote memorization of historical dates. He never develops any reasoning or problem-solving skills. At the conclusion, Billy makes a surprise announcement that isn't much of a surprise. Many of the issues and subplots are resolved not through the actions of the protagonist, but through either the failings of other characters (such as the Jeopardy game) or a deus ex machina outcome (the come-uppance of a bully). The relationship between Billy and his father needs more work. Billy doesn't really need to complete twelve grades. His need is to win back his father's respect. His father is indulgent to a fault. But he has not been able to build a huge empire with sixty thousand employees without understanding people. His inability to understand either Billy or the CEO seems implausible. As McKee wrote. Comedy is king. The plots of the Marx Brothers' movies were simply threadbare excuses for a lot of their shtick. But people don't watch a Marx Brothers movie to see an intricate plot unfold. They want the goofball comedy. BM could have been a much better film and it's frustrating that, like Billy, it never rose to its full potential. But it managed to provide sporadic laughs. Technical aspects were more than adequate. The film also benefits from the participation of talented actors and comedians in supporting roles.

2karl- this is my first review of a Adam Sander film it as short film at 1hr 30mins billy Madison is a party animal living off daddy he a playboy who does a lot funny pranks who is a little dim-witted with no care in the world but his dad who wants to retire and give his give it over to his vice president but his son wants it instead of him cue funny scenes and a bet of his life go back to school from grade 1 up to 12 in 24weeks and if not he doesn't get the company so as his father wants his no 2 in the company to take over the job billy says he would love to do it but his father doesn't so as he goes back to school his fathers no 2 thinks up planes to mess with billy school life to get the business for himself the jobs but he pits a challenge to Adam Sandler is so funny he is unbelievable in his first proper role can he clean up his goof ball and get his dad job well jump in a watch because this one is fun 6.5/10