Variety
Grown Ups delivers precious few laughs for the sheer volume of comedy talent on offer.
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Grown Ups
The new Adam Sandler comedy about five friends – Sandler, Chris Rock, Rob Schnieder, Kevin James and David Spade – who meet up later in life to honour the passing of their childhood basketball coach. With their wives – Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, Maya Rudolph – and kids in tow, they spend a holiday weekend together, celebrating the glory of their championship years and tapping into their youth.
Co-written by Sandler and directed by his go-to-man, Dennis Dugan (Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry).
2010Rating: PG, for crude material including suggestive references, language and some male rear nudity102 minsUSA
Comedy
- Director:
- Dennis Dugan ('Happy Gilmore', 'Beverly Hills Ninja', 'Big Daddy', 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry', 'You Don't Mess with the Zohan')
- Writer:
- Adam SandlerFred Wolf
- Cast:
- Adam SandlerSalma HayekChris RockKevin JamesMaria BelloSteve BuscemiRob SchneiderDavid SpadeMaya RudolphNorm MacDonald
Grown Ups / Reviews
Total Film
Inoffensive enough to stop you packing up for home, though that’s part of the problem – Sandler and co have rarely played it safer, or more self-indulgent.
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It doesn't get worse than Grown Ups, Adam Sandler's sloppy entry into this year's man-child-comedy sweepstakes. Lazy, mean-spirited, incoherent, infantile and, above all, witless.
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The Guardian
If root canal surgery feels too childish a torment, may we direct your attention to this ghastly celebrity roast in the guise of a boisterous family comedy.
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Roger Ebert
A pleasant, genial, good-hearted, sometimes icky comedy that's like spending a weekend with well-meaning people you don't want to see again any time real soon.
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Los Angeles Times
The new Adam Sandler comedy has all the charm of a home movie that does not star your own family, which means it's overly sentimental, filled with you-had-to-be-there moments, bad jokes and even worse camera angles.
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Hollywood Reporter
Despite the lazily self-satisfied results, his (Sandler) aging fan base likely will come along for the lackadaisical ride.
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