Grown Ups

It's like the Expendables , cast wise, of comedies. Unfortunately it didn't deliver as I'd hoped all those brilliant comedians would. It felt like there was no script. These guys just wanted to get together and film how many one liners and zingers they could do in an hour and a half. Don't get me wrong, the jokes were funny, most of the time. The brotherhood the gents have with each other really took the viewer back to his childhood. I say his and not her because if you watch this film you will know even though there are women cast members,  its a guy movie that women won't understand. The women in the room may have laughed, but they also asked why men are so dumb(?), and do you guys really do stuff like that? The story follows this group of guys that grew up being best friends, but now as adults they are brought back together by the death of their beloved youth basketball coach. With one weekend to reconnect they all seem to be exactly the same, only older. With a cast that includes Sandler, James, Schneider, Spade, and Rock plus Collin Quinn, and cameos by Norm MacDonald and Steve Buscemi whats not to like? It was hard for me to watch Steve Buscemi as his normal goofy comedic self after having been enthralled with his "Boardwalk Empire" character Nucky Thompson. When it was funny it was hysterical, when it tried really hard to be funny, it sort of failed. Overall it was a funny flick with very little plot. This is not the caliber of comedy that you find yourself memorizing backwards and forwards, or keeping it on a continuous loop in the garage. It was what it was. The three scenes that were hilarious were "arrow roulette", Kevin James on the rope string, and the guys "taking shifts" at staring at Rob Schneider's daughter in the film. The constant belittling of each other, with all the stories from when they grew up together did a good job of making you think back to your childhood. I do think this film holds the record for the most punchlines inside 90 minutes. Just an opinion.

NBM rates Grown Ups - Great

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