Grown Ups

Grown Ups

Synopsis

Grown Ups, starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, and David Spade, is a comedy about five friends and former teammates who reunite years later to honour the passing of their childhood basketball coach. With their wives (Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, Maya Rudolph) and kids in tow, they spend the Fourth of July holiday weekend together at the lake house where they celebrated their championship years earlier. Picking up where they left off, they discover why growing older doesn’t mean growing up.

Official Site: www.grownups-movie.com

Singapore Release Date: 26th August 2010, Thursday

Running Time: 102 minutes

Ratings: G

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Rob Schneider

Crew: Director (Dennis Dugan), Producer (Jack Giarraputo, Adam Sandler), Writers (Adam Sandler, Fred Wolf), Music (Rupert Gregson-Williams), Cinematography (Theo van de Sande) and Editing (Tom Costain)

The Trailer

The Review

The formula is simple, put five of the most funniest person in Hollywood, and you’ll surely get a hit right.

Well it didn’t quite work out for ‘Grown Ups’. It’s a case of having too many cooks in the kitchen.

On their own, each of the comedian are outright funny, but bunch them up all together, for one there’s just no enough screen time for all, plus the chemistry seems kinda forced. I just wasn’t feeling it when watching the film.

Yes it was somewhat funny, it has its moments, but after the first half of the movie, it just ended on a whimper.

The Good

• If you’re into slapstick and crude humor, this movie is for you

The Bad

• Boring story line
• Too many fat jokes
• Funny yes, hilarious it isn’t

Editor’s Ratings