Zohan Dvir (Adam Sandler) is a legend in Israel as a near indestructible Special Forces Soldier. But despite his killing skills, his one and only dream is to style hair in America.

When he fakes his own death as a means of embracing his life's desire, he soon finds things in America can be just as dangerous as his native Middle-East - especially with evil developers wanting to destroy the Israeli/Palestinian community to build a shopping mall.

But little do they know, You Don't Mess With The Zohan!

Touching on the controversial after a slew of relatively tame Hollywood offerings, Adam Sandler's latest is a move back to form.

Clearly influenced by the cultural misunderstandings of Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat, this slightly more surreal reinterpretation is sugar-

coated with a Romeo and Juliet style love story.

Occasionally stepping into the realm of OTT bizarre, Zohan manages to surprise the audience every now and again, restarting the pace when it stalls throughout the quite lengthy runtime of nearly two hours considering the comedy genre (the Rocky-riffing training sequence a typical example).

Sandler keeps the film going well with a dedicated performance that makes the zaniness somehow normal, but it's the supporting cast who help carry the film including an equally odd John Turturro as Palestinian nemesis The Phantom and a host of cameos.

You Don't Mess With The Zohan may have its flaws, but still comes across as a surprisingly strong comedy which ticks all the boxes of smart satire, surrealism, and full-on slapstick to keep a wide audience laughing throughout.

7/10 - A stylish comedy that would benefit from a slight trim in length.