Why do people love Adam Sandler?

[george]

Consider the Three Stooges. Why on earth were they popular?

The answer is that a lot of people seem to enjoy really stupid comedy.

Sandler offers just that: really stupid, broad farce, with a little schmaltz mixed in for good measure.

His fans know what to expect from him, and they get what they want. He's not my cup of tea, but as the saying goes: it takes a lot of different tastes to make a world, so to each their own.

(By the way, although you'd never know if from most of his movies, Sandler can actually act, when he wants to. Check out his role in 2002's "Punch Drunk Love". Never thought I'd hear myself say this, but he's actually damned good in it.)