After a broken heart and an almost-wedding in his youth, Danny (Sandler) finds himself deceiving women throughout his adulthood, and in doing so, meets the young Palmer (Brooklyn Decker), whom he believes to be "the one." To cover up his initial deceit, he enlists the help of his assistant and friend Katherine (Aniston). One lie leads to another, and the group -including two cute and talented kids (Bailee Madison and Griffin Gluck) who provide some good chuckles-ends up in Hawaii trying to save Danny's story and relationship.
Few and far between are the more serious works of Adam Sandler like Spanglish and Punch Drunk Love, but clearly here to stay is the overdone, predictable, and callow humor of HappyMadison Productions. Now I am definitely not one to judge, but I can accept the undeniable reality that original ideas and quality acting have little to do with success in Hollywood. Consequently, there is clearly an audience (although it does not include me) for this film, and I fear it larger than I imagine. (If you enjoyed Grown Ups, this may be right up your alley.) Brooklyn Decker alone will serve as enough eye candy to hold the attention of the average male, and the butt jokes and slapstick humor will (apparently- according to the audience) insight bit of laughter. For these reasons alone, I gave this film a barely passing "“but for credit only- grade of "˜D-.'
Adam Sandler has been a successful comedian for many years, and I do not think it wise of him to alter his style simply because one critic at Collegemoviereview.com fails to identify with his humor, but I will not see this movie again. I found the anticipated rom-com storyline unoriginal, and the additional comedic elements were so ridiculous I could merely shake my head. They managed to get Decker, Aniston, and Kidman in swimwear, which some would applaud, and someone found a part for Dave Matthews while managing to work a sheep into the plot- quite the accomplishment. It seems like a number of random ideas mixed with silly humor, as a consequence of substance use, went into the writing process, and while I can appreciate that, I do not recommend this one.
