Guest blogger: Nate 2

The movie I chose is Billy Madison, directed by Tamra Davis. This movie is basically about this guy who is lazy and his dad owns a bunch of hotels and is rich and his dad wants him to inherit the hotel empire but he’s too lazy to work for it. So he makes a bet with his dad that he will go back and finish grades 1-12 in a matter of weeks. If he completes them and passes, he will inherit the company. But if he loses, his dad’s partner will win and his dad’s partner isn’t a very good guy. So he tries to complete every grade in the matter of time and he has struggles on the way. He makes new friends and meets a very attractive girl in the process as well. The silly thing is, she is one of his teachers. The main character “Billy Madison” is played by Adam Sandler. He has to play a slow guy who makes his way back through school again. Darren Mcgavin plays the role of “Brian Madison” which is billy’s dad. He has faith in his son but he is also a little nervous as to whether billy can do it or not. The theme of this movie is that anyone can do anything they set their mind to. You just have to work hard and not mess around that much and good things will come as a reward of the back breaking effort you put forth towards your goal. I agree with a review who says that this movie is funny and stupid at the same time but hey, everyone needs a little sense of humor in their lives. Overall I would say this movie is a good pick-me-up film. Just rent it and you will laugh, I did.