Nerds That Geek Movie Review: 'Sandy Wexler'

Written by Scott Edwards

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I will admit, famous people have got it hard. Needing to have so many people in their lives to take care of the little things while they try to further their careers, they have to have the right people in place to do so. One of the most important jobs out there, besides an agent would have to be a personal manager, someone that can take care of everything else, even decisions on what you should do next. You might know what should be your next step, but it never hurts to have a second pair of eyes to try and help get it right.

Strolling down the street in Los Angeles is nothing new to Sandy Wexler and bumping into stars is one thing that he cherishes, mainly because he might have the ability to add them to his brand. Sandy is a talent manager with an ever growing roster, but he has one problem that will never go away, he refuses to tell the truth. He flat out lies to his clients about what he is doing, who he is talking to and what opportunities could possibly await them. Back tracking on his statements within seconds of making them does not sit well with his group, however he is able to get minimal results, so they continue to come back for more.

Keeping his eyes and ears open at Magic Mountain, Sandy hears a young woman singing as though an angel gave birth to her and makes sure she knows it. Being able to convince young Courtney Clarke to sign with him, Sandy has managed to find the star on his roster, but she means much more to him than just that. While his head is stuck in the clouds, Sandy starts to let his business fumble a bit while Courtney’s career skyrockets and he is not willing to accept it. He eventually decides that Courtney would be far better off without him as a manager and goes back to his other clients that have put him on the map.

As the years pass and Courtney continues to date the industry's elite, Sandy is satisfied with his decisions and is starting to make some things happen for his new clients. But getting a call that one of his clients is being hounded by the paparazzi and is in no shape to face them, he jumps on it and finds that Courtney is right back in his life once more. With a chipper attitude, Sandy plays his game once again, yet, he is not willing to express what he really needs out of life. Putting his clients in the best position to succeed has made them happy, but when Sandy is down, he lets the business suffer and loses them all. Needing to find the one thing that will make him happy again, Sandy gets a life lesson from an unlikely source that opens his eyes to the real world and how things really work, but will that be enough?

You can put The Do-Over and The Ridiculous Six in your rearview mirror as you watch this movie, but it is still missing something that the Sandler films have not been able to find on Netflix, knee slapping laughs. It is more of a movie that is a get together with old friends that has a script attached to it. While the previous two movies were terrible and make Pixels look like an Oscar worthy film, this one is more nostalgic for the youth that grew up in the 90’s. With a slew of dated jokes that not everybody will get (dang I miss The Arsenio Hall Show), it is apparent that Sandy is not open to the times that are a changin' when giving advice, but I am sure none of us were when the 2000’s came barreling in. Loved the music and the cameos of some of my favorite stars from the 90’s, especially Aaron Neville, who is still a beast. I didn’t hate it, but the story really did not have any redeeming value to it, at least not enough to make the ending what it was, but hey, it is a movie and everyone loves a happy ending. Well, that is the end of the Sandler contract on Netflix right? Nope, he just got signed on for four more, so I guess we can continue to watch a marginal product on our small screens for years to come, thanks Netflix.

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