In the Lie, they found the Truth

Rating: 7/10 (19 January 2013)

Just Go With It is about a good-hearted plastic surgeon (Adam Sandler) who likes pretending he is married to get women unexpectedly finds that in order to land the 23-year old blonde of his dreams (Brooklyn Decker, a former model) he needs to fabricate an entire family an an impending divorce. This he does with the help of his assistant (Jennifer Aniston) and her kids. Though the rom-com formula dictates that the elaborate ruse must have Sandler and Aniston falling in love, the fully formed story creates a surprising amount of tension by not making the 23-year old blonde a disposable airhead. Full of crowd-pleasing laughs despite a lighter-than-usual quota of Sandleresque gross outs, the film (directed by long-time collaborator Dennis Dugan) serves as a solid reminder - especially to Sandler's detractors.