Musings on movies, suitable for reading before or after you see them. I write about things I liked WITHOUT SPOILERS. The only thing I hate more than spoilers is reviewers' trashing movies because they think it makes them seem smart. Movie title links are usually links to blog posts. Click here for an alphabetized index of movies on this blog with a count.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Just Go With It (2011)
Saw this on a plane last week. Predictably dumb and sexist, its best part is the little girl Bailee Madison (Brothers, more) hamming it up as Jennifer Aniston's daughter. Loosely based on Cactus Flower (1969), which won Goldie Hawn an Oscar for playing the ditzy girlfriend, this one tries too hard by, among other things, making the ditzy girlfriend a smart and caring teacher instead of just going with the Sports Illustrated swimsuit model they hired (Brooklyn Decker) to play the part. A few more laughs are found with the antics of Aniston and Nick Swardson, who play star Adam Sandler's best friends. Enough laughs for a plane ride, but not for an afternoon at the movies when there are many good choices out there.
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