Big Stan (Blu-ray)

"[Schneider's] best flick since "The Hot Chick"...["Big Stan" is] a cross between "The Longest Yard", "Stir Crazy" and "Lock Up"...  Clint Morris, MovieHole
"Schneider is always good as the schlub...[and he's] supported ably by David Carradine, who turns in his best performance in years...  Johnny Web, Movie House Commentary

Editor's Note DEUCE BIGELOW star Rob Schneider ventures behind the camera for the first time for this comedy. Schneider also plays Stan, a convicted criminal who is headed for prison. In an effort to stay safe during his time behind bars, Stan goes to a martial arts expert (KILL BILL's David Carradine) to improve his fighting skills. Jennifer Morrison (HOUSE) costars.

	Scott Wilson
	David Carradine
	Richard Kind
	Rob Schneider
	M. Emmet Walsh
	Henry Gibson
	Jackson Rathbone
	Sally Kirkland
	Jennifer Morrison
	Rob Schneider - Producer
	Timothy Wayne Peternel - Producer
	Benedict Carver - Executive Producer
	Victor Hammer - Director of Photography
	Ash R. Shah - Executive Producer
	Steven Paul - Executive Producer
	John Schneider - Producer
	David Hillary - Producer
	Josh Lieb - Screenwriter
	John Hunter - Composer
	Mark Dippé - Producer
	Rob Schneider - Director

A Nutshell Review 6 of 10
The only other movie I remember vividly with the protagonist fearing his upcoming time spent in jail, was in Spike Lee's powerful drama 25th Hour, where we follow Edward Norton's character in his final day of freedom before being sent to the slammer. In Big Stan, Rob Schneider's crooked time-share conman Stan got arrested in the opening minutes for fraud (and you might think it's for racism), and spends much of the first act mulling over the fear of getting raped in jail, for not being part of any gang, and a first timer wussy who's easy target for the lonely tough guys behind bars...If you're looking for end to end laughter, then you're likely to be bored once Stan becomes head honcho in getting some respect in jail. With that out of the way, the movie degenerated into series of cliches, and the usual nasty warden with nasty plan routines. It didn't help that supporting characters here were stereotyped into playing stereotypes, conveniently split into the different cliques and clans...Directed by Rob Schneider himself, his films to date has somewhat been of a hit and miss for me. Lending his prowess to supporting roles like in You Don't Mess With The Zohan and Click, I thought he usually fared better in those, unlike having to carry the movie solely on his own, ala Deuce Bigelow and The Benchwarmers. What I found out unfortunately is that they usually start off strongly with quite a unique premise ripe for the cracking of some insane jokes, before fizzling out halfway and coasts through some predictable drama to the finale...Still, some laughs are better than none at all, so if you really feel that you need some light hearted medicine, then you'll find some joy in the beginning, but that's all.