The Zohan (Sandler) is a famous member of the Israeli army. But when he is tasked to track down The Phantom (basically his Palestine counter-part played by John Turturro of Transformers and Monk), because he was just released through a POW trade, The Zohan decides he is done with the pointless and endless fighting and fakes his death to sneak into America and start his hair-dressing dream.
When he arrives in Manhattan, he finds that both Israeli and Palestine alike have moved here for the same reasons, to get away from the fighting, that is, not the hair-dressing part. While both peoples keep to their own sides of the street, they still find themselves working together in a mostly functional environment. And what's better is that they have a common enemy in a local real-estate developer who is trying to tear down the neighborhood for a fancy new mall.
Of course, The Zohan sees this first-hand when he takes up shop at a local Palestine-owned beauty shop where he quickly becomes a rising star (mostly because of his desire to sleep with any woman that comes across his chair). Actually, this will probably be one of the sticking points for most people. Zohan is very much a follower of free love, and he has no problem taking part in random acts of casual sex (well, that is until he realizes he is falling in love with the shop's owner, Emmanuelle Chriqui). And considering this Blu-ray features both the theatrical and unrated extended versions, while no actual sex will be seen, a lot more will be implied.
Don't Mess with The Zohan also comes with a pair of commentaries and a ton of interesting featurettes that cover everything from Adam Sandler's body and stunt doubles to closer looks at Director Dennis Dugan and even the news clippings from the movie. The Blu-ray exclusive though is a picture-in-picture type feature that helps to show how the movie was made.
Don't Mess with The Zohan brings up quite a few political points, but for the most part, doesn't ever seem preachy - especially under Sandler's specific brand of slapstick comedy. Like I said at the beginning, this won't win over any new Adam Sandler fans (though it might lose some), most existing fans should find this film quite amusing. And given the few extra featurettes in the Blu-ray version, you might want to look into this release as opposed to the DVD one.
