[Movie Review] Blended (2014)
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Plot Summary: After a bad blind date, a man and woman find themselves stuck together at a resort for families, where their attraction grows as their respective kids benefit from the burgeoning relationship.
Director: Frank Coraci
Writers: Ivan Menchell, Clare Sera
Runtime: 117 min
Main Cast:
- Adam Sandler as Jim
- Drew Barrymore as Lauren
- Kevin Nealon as Eddy
- Terry Crews as Nickens
- Wendi McLendon-Covey as Jen
Review: by Anthony and Lee
Adam Sandler's recent record has been far from stellar, but, considering how much we liked him and Drew Barrymore together in 50 First Dates, we figured their new romantic comedy, Blended, deserved a chance.
What We Liked:
Terry Crews –
The classic romantic comedy “look at how much we have in common” moments
The comedy when it’s not over the top physical gags or reoccurring jokes – Daughter Larry trying to be feminine when playing basketball and most of Adam Sandler’s ad libs
What We Didn’t Like:
The rest of the acting – Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler, and Wendi McLendon-Covey were all bad. Joel McHale is better than this. Abdoulaye NGom as Mfana
The rest of the comedic moments – the jokes that were funny the first time but stale and dumb the 8th time. We get it all the kids have weird quirks Hilary (Larry) looks like a boy, Espen sees dead people, Lou does a satanic demon voice, Brendan masturbates a lot, and Tyler is a wild child.
Other dumb scenes – riding ATVs and running Grandma off the road, the parasailing scene, Lions w/pig, couples massage scene was cringeworthy
Overall:
Rating: 2 / 5 Stars
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