Surprise! Schneider plays a loser

Rob Schneider plays a loser. Always, in all of his movies, Schneider is a loser, and "The Hot Chick" is no exception. Only differing in each movie is what kind of loser he is. In "The Hot Chick," Schneider plays Jessica Spencer, whose body, due to magical earrings, was switched with a lowly street criminal. Now the one-time prom queen candidate/head cheerleader is getting a lesson in humility by looking like an ugly man. In order to get her body back, Jessica must now apologize and befriend those people she has hurt over the years. Jessica must also help her parents get back together, win the cheerleading competition and help her friends with boy troubles. \nAdam Sandler, who produced the movie, makes a very funny cameo appearance as a stoner store clerk. Matthew Lawrence is included in the cast as Jessica's hopelessly romantic boyfriend, who is shaken when a seemingly 30-year-old man keeps hitting on him.\n"The Hot Chick" does have its humorous moments, but the jokes are juvenile ones we've already heard. Ongoing topics are: penis jokes; Schneider-is-an-ugly-loser-with-a-small-penis jokes; gay jokes (since he is playing a woman with a man's body he is quite effeminate); Winona Ryder jokes; and more penis jokes. While the main story is funny, there are other plot lines that are funny at first but as they continue just seem awkward. For example, Jessica's one friend falls in love with her while she looks like a man, while her black friend learns to admit that she is also half Korean. Schneider's performance as a "woman" sometimes seems over the top and that of a stereotypical flamboyantly gay character, but some of the best moments come when Jessica realizes a man shouldn't say some of the things that she would, and tries to recover from those quotes. If you are a big Schneider/Sandler fan, then I would recommend this; if not, don't spend the money in the theater and wait for the video.