Review: Just Go With It

I love Adam Sandler ..

Well.. I love Adam Sandler in romantic comedies. I'm going to chose to forget ANY movie he does where he talks in a retarded voice like Little Nicky, The Waterboy and a few others!

But Sandler does this kind of movie the best and even though you KNOW what's going to happen, you still enjoy the ride because it's just. freakin'. funny.

Sandler plays Dr. Danny McAvoy, an LA plastic surgeon who realizes he can use a wedding ring to pick up women without the fear of getting into a serious relationship.

He meets Palmer (Brooklyn Decker.. who's ALL boobs, btw.. not that there's anything wrong with that!) at a party and the sparks fly. She's into him as much as he's into her but she happens to find the wedding ring in his pocket and accuses him of being a cheater.

Caught in a jam, he spins this tale of divorce. Wonderful, except that Palmer wants to talk to the supposedly ex-wife before going on a date with him.

Really.. who does that?

Anyway.. Dr. Dan convinces his office assistant Katherine (Jennifer Aniston) to pose as his ex.. go to lunch with him and Palmer.. and give her blessing.

Have to say that their shopping scene was beyond hysterical!

All is well and Dr. Dan is thisclose to being in the clear when Katherine's cell rings and there's an issue with one of her kids.

Palmer, a school teacher, is surprised that Dr. Dan has kids and now the fun really begins.. because not only does this new info have to be spun but now the KIDS have to be involved and if you have kids, you know how much of a wild card they are with secrets!

Everything in the movie is over the top but that's the fun. You have to know going in that it's going to be out there so just sit back and roll with it .. if you over think it, you're going to ruin it for yourself! Especially when it comes to Dr. Dan's cousin Eddie (Nick Swardson) .. he's just beyond.

Nicole Kidman also shows up half way through the movie as Katherine's college sorority sister. I had no idea she was in the movie and it was kind of cool to see her doing something with no "angst" .. if you know what I mean!

So Thumbs Up on this one.. it took me a while to see it but it was worth the wait!

Review: Gnomeo and Juliet

Loved It! Loved It! Loved It! LOVED IT!

I'm really not big on "family" movies.. in fact, you normally have to drag me kicking and screaming to see them but the only thing kicking and screaming with this movie was when it was over.

Think Shrek 1 done a hundred times better.

Everything was so spot on that I started to think they made this movie more for adults then for kids!! LoL! AND I got so into it that you'd swear I was like, five or something the way I was gasping and talking to the characters.

I think Tim moved a few seats down when I started doing that!

At any rate..

Don't let other family movies sway you from seeing this one. Elton John (yes, that one) is listed as executive producer so the soundtrack is literally all his music. I'm a fan so I so didn't mind.

James McAvoy (Mr. Tumus from Narnia) is the voice of Gnomeo and Emily Blunt voices Juliet. Jason Statham, Ozzy Osbourne and Hulk Hogan also voice characters but I'm not going to tell you who because I'll ruin it for you

Look.. there really isn't much more I can say except GO SEE IT!!!

Review: The Dilemma

Oh man.

I soooooooo wanted to love this movie! I mean, come on! Vince Vaughn? Kevin James?

Tell me you can't watch ONE episode of King of Queens' and not spend half of it on the floor hysterical.

Such high hopes. Such a huge let down. I would have settled for just "liking" the damn movie.

Don't get me wrong.. there were some funny moments but everything seemed soooo draaagggged out that it didn't matter what was funny anymore because I just wanted it to end.

Vaughn and James play best friends from college who now own a small business doing something with car engines. They get a meeting with a big car manufacturer and that puts all kinds of pressure on Nick (Kevin James) who is just so not good under any kind of pressure.

Oh.. Queen Latifah play a car company executive and COMPLETELY steals every scene she's in.

Anyway, Ronny (Vaugh) discovers that Nick's wife Geneva (played by Winona Ryder who sounds like she either downed a few bottles of whiskey or smoked a carton of cigarettes.. maybe both) is cheating on him and there in lies the movie title.

Should he tell Nick? Should he wait to tell Nick until after the deal with the car exec? Should he press Geneva to tell Nick? Why doesn't he tell his OWN girlfriend (Jennifer Connelly) instead of letting her think that he's back to him gambling way?

Too much of a dilemma if you ask me.. everything is over the top and well, boring.

Check it out if you got absolutely nothing better to do but I would wait until it's on late night cable.