Family comedyI've spent another Wednesday afternoon watching a comedy at my local cinema. Complete contrast to The Boat That Rocked, which I watched last week. After all it was a family orientated comedy, not some Brit comedy with lots of sex.
You would think...
That I would be unimpressed by this blatantly pandering, American comedy. But you know what, this film made me laugh, cringe and smile far more times than The Boat That Rocked.
What makes it good
After the film, my fiancé and I were wondering what the pitch section for this film would have been like:
Kevin James: "Yeah, it's like a cross between Mallrats and Die Hard."
Adam Sandler: "Awesome."
(Sandler was one of the producers.)
Though, seeing as how both of those films are 18 rated in the UK, and I'm sure they have suitably high ratings in the US, then it's kind of interesting how they made a family friendly film out of this. My guy and I like both of those films, so it was weird, but cool, seeing someone combine them together like this.
Recommend it?
I think it'll be worth a watch once it comes out on DVD, if you don't have kids, and if you're looking for something to take kids to this Easter, then I'd recommend it. The kids that were there when I watched it seemed to laugh quite a bit at the on screen antics, and some of the humour was aimed at adults as well.
Related links
Official web site
IMDB entry
Wiki entry on film
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I haven't seen this yet, but everyone I've talked to seems surprisingly pleased with it.
ReplyDeleteIt is pretty good. Just a nice bit of fun.
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