Movies that make Netflix’s Top Ten show subscribers that critics and audiences truly differ in taste. After all, the highly-roasted Madame Web still sat comfortably on Netflix's Top Ten back in March, and so did Queen Latifah and Ludacris’ End of the Road a couple of years back despite having a low critics score and an even more brutal audience score. Now, an Adam Sandler movie from over a decade ago is on Netflix’s list despite having a 19% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The holiday flick Meet Me Next Christmas may dominate Netflix’s #1 spot followed by horror-suspense originals Time Cut and Don’t Move. But, there’s one movie that made its way into Netflix’s Top Ten that I can’t take my eyes off. That would be one of Adam Sandler’s best rom-coms Just Go With It.
Now, while I enjoy this film, it has a very low Rotten Tomatoes score. According to the review-aggregation website, the Happy Madison Productions movie has a critic’s score of 19% and an audience score of 59%. Clearly, streaming audiences don’t care about these numbers as the rom-com is at No. 8 globally and No. 6 in the United States.
You can argue that Just Go With It is remarkably average at best. The story follows a plastic surgeon who asks his assistant to pretend to be his soon-to-be ex-wife to woo a sixth-grade math teacher.
However, Just Go With It is also an entertaining watch. Adam Sandler genuinely has a knack for the rom-com genre. Plus, getting to see him with one of his best co-stars, Jennifer Aniston, is always a treat. They truly are a dynamic duo. And they've consistently impressed Netflix subscribers specifically for years by starring in the streamer's original Murder Mystery movies as well as others like the rom-com we're discussing today.
So, despite its low scores, it's important to remember that films like Just Go With It are beloved by many. In fact, a lot of Sandler's movies hit with fans and not critics.
Netflix and Adam Sandler clearly have a good thing going here. The number of hours people spend watching the SNL alum’s movies on the streaming service is mind-blowing (Hubie Halloween hit 2 billion hours of viewing, for example). Plus, the comedy actor still plans to keep his entertaining content coming to the streamer.
Of Sandler's upcoming movies, a bunch of them will hit Netflix's streaming schedule in the coming years. That includes the Amy Schumer-led comedy Kinda Pregnant that he's producing, the untitled Noah Baumbach film he's acting in alongside George Clooney, and the long-awaited sequel Happy Gilmore 2.
Adam Sandler’s Just Go With It may not have hit well with critics, as shown by its 19% on Rotten Tomatoes, but Netflix users certainly went with it. When you’re sitting at home looking to escape with some feel-good fun, you know The Sandman's movies can make that happen. So, if you are looking to throw it back to Just Go With It, you can stream it, and a bunch of the comedian's other movies, with a Netflix subscription.
