Crudely Charming

Rating: 8/10 (8 September 2015)

Silly and juvenile is not really my type of humor, but I loved it anyway. If it wasn't enough that the whole plot premise was far-fetched, they had to throw in a bunch of ludicrous situations and ridiculous dialogue. Still, it wasn't as silly and juvenile as you would expect for a Sandler film.
I tend to eventually see everything Jennifer Aniston does – I suppose because I keep wanting to see her prove wrong the naysayers who claim she always plays the same character. And in this I thought she was terrific. She was the rock – the voice of reason, and independent. Not just some breezy shallow character.
In The Switch, much as I like Jason Bateman, the chemistry just wasn't there. And in The Bounty Hunter Aniston seemed way too focused on trying to look hot rather than her acting. But here her acting was solid and the chemistry good.
I enjoyed watching Sandler do some acting rather than only his usual zaniness. I actually thought he was great in this.
Even Brooke, who I was sure I would hate, did a decent job. Nicole not so much - maybe she hasn't yet conquered comedy, but it was excellent to see her not taking herself too seriously. That's an example, I think, of an actress doing something not for the money. And the kids were not bad. I could have done without the Eddie character altogether. Just too over the top.
All too often lately I see movies where 2 people fall in love and it doesn't make sense -- you can understand why the one person loves the other, but not vice versa. In Just Go With It, though, both of these characters were likable and deserving, and you wanted them to get together. Just as Devlin says, these 2 had an obvious connection. There was a kind of electricity, and a tenderness.
Although Sandler doesn't have any writing credits, I get the feeling half of this was improv. I haven't seen the stories it was based on, but I imagine it is far removed from either of them.
I don't recall laughing out loud a whole lot, but I definitely was smiley and happy throughout the whole thing. at the end I was literally clapping.
All in all, a good time. I don't usually watch a movie more than once, but I've already seen all of this at least twice, and a few of the scenes I wanted to watch over and over, hence the high score.