I think the AV club sums up Schneider's bid at dramatic legitimacy nicely.
"When a nicely understated dramatic monologue about a parent’s suicide is the only halfway-redeeming facet of a Rob Schneider movie, something has gone intriguingly astray."
Watch the two clips in this AV club review for further affirmation that this is HDTGM gold:
http://www.avclub.co...istic-re,89999/