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Wick's Review

Summary - Bad 1.0

Painfully unfunny. Scratch that. A couple bits are funny. But those were mostly in the overexposed trailer, so were tired in the movie.

Adding to the discomfort, Grown Ups uses a parade of bad parenting as its setup. These guys are such paternal wimps – and their wives such harpies – that they trigger anger more than laughs. Woof.

That said, as a noted Adam Sandler hater, I recognize that he makes lots of people laugh. For them, this may be a latter day masterpiece.

Acting - Barely OK 2.0

Talk about the real Not Ready For Prime Time Players. Sandler provides a full employment service for second rate SNL veterans.

Even the few non-SNL alums embarrass themselves. Witness Steve Buscemi’s painful and painfully unfunny performance. Or Salma Hayek and Maria Bellow’s awkward cheerleading in “boob watch” outfits. Bad taste is often excusable when it’s funny, as in The Hangover and Tropic Thunder. When it’s not funny, it’s just bad.

Male Stars - OK 2.5

Female Stars - Barely OK 2.0

Female Costars - OK 2.5

Male Costars - Pretty Bad 1.5

Film - Bad 1.0

Direction - Pretty Bad 1.5

Dialogue - Pretty Awful 0.5

Music - Pretty Bad 1.5

An embarrassing number of lame songs get highlighted. Bogus.

Visuals - Barely OK 2.0

Edge - Risqué 1.7

Sex Titillating 1.8

Violence Gentle 1.4

Rudeness Salty 1.8

Reality - Glib 1.7

Circumstantial - Glib 1.8

Biological - Glib 2.0

Physical - Glib 1.3

2 Comments

  • moviedude Sep 18, 2010 2:56PM

    hey, Wick, i didn’t realize you had commented until now. thanks for the positive feedback!

  • Wick Jul 23, 2010 6:41PM

    Regarding moviedude’s Review
    Solid take Dude. I’d meant to get out to see this, seeing as how I love most any LOL comedy. Now I guess I’ll wait for home viewing.

    BTW, “immature humor for mature audiences” is a great line. I think I smell a ReviewPik there.

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