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Grown Ups

Grown Ups (2010)

June. 24,2010
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6
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PG-13
| Comedy

After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.

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Evengyny
2010/06/24

Thanks for the memories!

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Smartorhypo
2010/06/25

Highly Overrated But Still Good

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TrueHello
2010/06/26

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

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Nayan Gough
2010/06/27

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

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willparky
2010/06/28

This film is not meant to be taken seriously it has a good cast and it's a relaxing fun laugh out loud film where people can just lay back and enjoy this fun film which I certainly enjoyed

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2karl-
2010/06/29

so we see a all star comedy cast playing a dramedy nicely with Adam Sander playing Lenny Feder Kevin James all ways fun to watch as Eric Lamonsoff his 3 others Chris rock David spade and rob Schneider as the over protective Father of 2 gorgeous daughters and the lads five wives salma hayek a pregnant Mario bello Maya Rudolph Joyce Van Patten as Gloria Ebony Jo-Ann who plays is Lenny feder grandmother who is funny and Witty and Steve buscemi who is plays a bumbling wreck as usually so with all the characters out of the way Adam sandlers favorite director Dennis dugan gives us a lovely film about 5 friends who as you 12 year old 30 years ago In 1978, five 12-year-olds win a CYO basketball championship so to recognize there coach as its the 4 of July they gather with their families for their coach's funeral at the old lake house where they used to party so with 20 people in 5 friends family so all the guys reminisce about the good time but they all having there own grown up problems of life so with so the guy can they forget their troubles by: so with much to do can these Gus rediscover connections in life so with with fashion designers a Hollywood agents,Eric out of work.3daughters that barely see their father and a xwife and mother in law what chaos can be had with connecting again sports games old bow and arrows and dodging them from a 2year old milking from his mother gross out so water slider and water turning blue to hanging on ropes backwards to to an overprotective father to funny speaking stranger with a six pack to the rematch 30 years later and children learning its not about winning its the taking part and making friends that count and keeping connections and never lose the love great point in this dramedy it was fun 7/10

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Clayton Holloway (Darkhorse_Knight)
2010/06/30

Grown Ups isn't good. It's actually quite awful in critical terms. It's only saving grace is it's cast of actors, but even their potential is squandered at Sandler's obviously juvenile sense of humor, which mostly relies on the whole "Hey! Look at this, isn't it wacky and silly?" notion. It's story is nonexistent, much like Seinfeld, only going through simple settings and ideas for a clunky-linked sequence.As you guessed, this is a Happy Maddison film, makers of a surprise hit (www.imdb.com/title/tt1114740/reviews-208) but mostly are infamous for their juvenile- humor movies that are meant only for the lowest common denominator. Don't ever expect anything from these guys, cause I'm aware of how little they care. They, in turn, should realize how little I care.If I'm able to tip my hat to the production company for anything, it would be that HMP knows who it's general audience is, and knows them in spades,which isn't particularly a bad thing. Before, I stated that Sandler's modern filmography, when under this production company's name, can be enjoyed as films you watch with friends over the summer. And Grown Ups, silly as it is, is exactly the definitive film for that description.Grown Ups has it's moments, but it's always pushed to the side so Kevin James can earn a ladder on a board game of Chutes and Ladders or if David Spade can take another groin-shot by Rob Schneider. It's dumb, it's full of plot holes and subplots that go nowhere, and it really is just an excuse for Sandler take a vacation at the Lake and still get him and his buddies paid. But, for all my griping, I feel a weird creeping nostalgia of my own summer vacations when watching this. I felt myself actually smile, laughing even. Take a moment to think about all the dumb things you did with your friends over that time. The time you first time you went on a massive water slide at a water park and went so fast that you almost broke a toe. The time you won 4 games of Scene-It in a row and your buddy threatened to punch you in the face if he found out you cheated. The time you first did something so profoundly stupid, resulting in any injury imaginable, but you just laughed and laughed because you were under some kind of influence. It's very cartoonish, sure, but don't you remember having any close calls like that?That's what makes Grown Ups work as a Summer Bro-Film. It makes tons of money from teenagers that laugh at Sandler's bag of tricks, but it also makes one connect to one's personal past from the summers you spent AS a teenager, acting like a bunch of jackasses after watching TV. It's still bad, as a film, but for those who can look pass that, I think you can enjoy it.3 and a half Stars- C-Ranking

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Taylor Kingston
2010/07/01

I really enjoyed this movie. I actually saw Grown Ups 2 at the cinema before seeing this, but I got the main idea of it, and managed to follow along. While I do think Grown Ups 2 is better, this is still a really funny movie with a lot of funny people, including one my personal favorite actors, Adam Sandler. This movie actually got bad ratings, and 2 got even worse, but you can't go by the general population's opinion. It was good enough to get a sequel. I think anyone who enjoys comedy or any of the actors/actresses in this movie, will enjoy it.After the passing of their basketball coach, five friends and their families gather up for his funeral. They decide to go to the lake house where they used to party when they were teenagers. But sadly, things can't go perfect when you have real-world problems and families to take care of. Some really funny stuff happens on that Fourth of July weekend, and it's a weekend that no one will ever forget.Overall, I give this movie a 7 out of 10, which in my ratings book is: Great.

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