I'd rather be watching TV![IMDB link] [Netflix link]

PLOT SUMMARY: Sandler hooks up with Barrymore once again.

BACKWARD PLOT SUMMARY: Barrymore dumps Sandler once again.

UNCOMFORTABLE PLOT SUMMARY (inspired by this): [highlight for spoilers]→ Cancer creations relationships.

QUIRKS: It tries to be quirky, and it feels forced.

GOOD STUFF: Still a decent amount of laughs. I’m not going to say Sandler can do no wrong, but he’s a funny guy, despite what the haters think.

BAD STUFF: Okay that movie was about as generic as a romantic comedy could get.

I don’t even remember how they finally got together.

Too much pointless stuff like Terry Crews bursting into song at weird intervals.

Too much family stuff, though that’s to be expected.

This movie was no Fifty First Dates, and it wasn’t as good as the other Adam Sandler movies we have watched recently. Maybe it was too much about the kids. The comedy seemed forced. The first half was better, but then it just didn’t seem to hold up.

CONCLUSION: A passable comedy. Too much family stuff.

RATINGS:
Claire: Netflix: 3/5 stars. IMDB: 6/10.
Carolyn: Netflix: 3/5 stars. IMDB: 7/10.
The native public rating for this movie is: IMDB: 6.5/10, Netflix: 3.7/5 stars.

RECOMMENDATION: For staunch comedy / Sandler / Barrymore / children enthusiasts only.

PEOPLE:

Directed by Frank Coraci (Click, The Waterboy, The Wedding Singer).

Written by Ivan Menchell (8 eps of The Nanny) and Clare Sera.

Starring Adam Sandler as Jim.

Drew Barrymore as Lauren.

Kevin Nealon as Eddy.

Terry Crews (Scary Movie 5, The Expendables movies, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, Terminator 4, Idiocracy, Click, Puff Puff Pass, 5 eps of Arrested Development, 2 eps of Ultimate Spider-Man, 2 eps of Drunk History, 2 eps of American Dad) as Nickens.

Wendi McLendon-Covey (Date And Switch, TripTank, 1 ep of Bob’s Burgers) as Jen, the bitch partner.

Bella Thorne as Hilary.

Emma Fuhrmann as Espn.

Joel McHale (What’s Your Number?, Spider-Man 2 (2004), 2 eps of Robot Chicken) as Mark.

Jessica Lowe (1 ep of CollegeHumor Originals) as Ginger.

Shaquille O’Neal as Doug.Music: NOFX – I Believe in Goddess