That Village Voice piece was really interesting. Thanks for posting it!
I probably won't see it because I'm not a big fan of Adam Sandler movies. In fact, the movie I liked Adam Sandler best in was Spanglish, and I absolutely hated Spanglish. But I hated it for other reasons -- Adam Sandler himself was less obnoxious than usual in it. I haven't seen any of the others where he is "acting," like Punch Drunk Love or that one with Don Cheadle. But I think he seems better off trying to be a good actor than trying to be a good comedian.
That said, I now have a much more optimistic opinion of the movie than I did before!