The Waterboy (DVD)

Adam Sandler is unlikely to ever star in a run-of-the-mill film. He is a comedian actor, as opposed to an actor who gives funny turns in a comedy. His 1998 film The Waterboy shows his diversity and ability for character acting, with hilarious consequences. The Plot Bobby Boucher has grown up leading a sheltered life. Living on a farm with his 'momma', Bobby eventually winds up as the waterboy for an American Football team. Obsessed with the powers of water, and ever on the search for 'high-quality H20', the team constantly ridicule him until one day, he loses his temper, charges at one of the players, and sends him flying. Pretty soon, Bobby is in ...  Read the complete review

Adam Sandler is a versatile actor. He had a very good 1998, two of the films he starred in made over $100 million dollars. In this film he is the water boy for American football team. Sandler plays socially inept Bobby Boucher; he is in his early 30's and still a virgin. Sheltered upbringing and stutter has led to bullying for most of his life. After getting fired by one football team, Bobby volunteers to do water duties free of charge for another local team. Here while working for this team the coach realises the ability of Bobby and enters him into team. Bobby sees the other team players as enemies beating them in every game. In short time he ...  Read the complete review

water boy is about a funny guy called adam sandler,he loves water and works as a waterboy at football matches and provides water for all the thirsty players.he does this because hes mum told him that hes dad died when he was in a desert and died of dehydration.the waterboy is in hes 30's and loves wrestling and he lives with hes mum. this is a great film and makes you laugh all the way through it. it is a really funny film and is one of adam sandlers best! the waterboys life changers when he meets a girl and goes against what hes mum told him that girls are the devil and he finally gets a girlfriend.the waterboy becomes a football player,this is really,really ...  Read the complete review

Having dedicated his life to being a Waterboy, Bobby Boucher has been the butt of many American Football players' jokes over the years. When he links up with Coach Klein at a new College he is encouraged to stick up for himself. That unleashes years and years of built up tension as Boucher lets out all his aggression on one of the players. From that moment Klein realises he's found his new start player and the teams losing streak could be about to end. First though he has to turn Bobby from the Waterboy into a Football player. Over the years I've been a huge fan of Adam Sandler, especially after seeing Happy Gilmore, so as soon as this film game out it became ...  Read the complete review

note: also appears in part on Flixster and The Student Room Adam Sandler has made plenty of goofy films, and whilst The Waterboy isn't among his best, it's still a solid outing with a good few laughs even if it's the same Sandler loon we've seen numerous times before as the protagonist. Bobby Boucher (Adam Sandler) plays a waterboy for a local football team who stutters and isn't so smart, but he's also got supreme anger issues and exhibits a lot of strength when he gets angered. After being kicked off of his former team and being heckled by others that he attempts to work as a waterboy for, he gets a job working for Coach Klein (Henry Winkler), ...  Read the complete review