GROWN-UPS

Cole's Rating: ★★★
Jesse's Rating: ★★

Year: 2010

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

Genre: Comedy

MPAA Rating: PG-13

        Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James, Rob Schneider, and David Spade star in this crack-up comedy about four childhood friends who rent a monstrous lake house for a weekend with their families in honor of their old coach’s death. If you haven’t seen the film, and it doesn’t yet sound appealing, would it change your opinion if I told you that you get to see Schneider pull an arrow out of his foot? Or you get to see James fly into a tree? And if it still doesn’t then you’re inhuman, because this film is downright hilarious, and that’s only two small events that happen.

        I love that Grown-Ups is PG-13. It opens it up to a much greater audience, and eliminates the excessive, unnecessary raunchiness that could very possibly ruin it. And trust me, it’s still funny. I could name any other comedy of this nature that’s an R flick, and this is funnier. 

        Anyways, the cast makes this movie enjoyable, as we see them as not youngsters, not seniors, but right in between; and they all have families with problems of their own. Chris Rock’s family doesn’t appreciate him and see’s him as a joke because he is a stay-at-home-dad and he takes pride in his not-so-good cooking. James’s wife has a nursing problem with their four year old. Sandler’s got his hands full with a couple of really snotty kids. Schneider doesn’t have a problem, it’s mainly everybody else that has a problem with him, as he is in love with a 60-year old woman. And as for Spade, well he doesn’t have a family. So as you can see, this made room for hilarious outcomes, and never-ending conflicts when they came together for a fun-packed weekend. 

        Of course, it’s a Sandler movie, so it did have some stupid plot elements. But of all his movies, this contained the least amount. It’s a movie that everyone can enjoy, parents, kids, grandparents, and singles, because the movie displays all points of view, and has all types of humor. Watch Grown-Ups with anyone, your friend, your dad, or even by yourself. I guarantee that you’ll think it’s “amaaaaaaaazzzziinngg!”.

Written by Cole Pollyea