Just Go With It or Just Go Without It?

Rating: Null/10 (17 October 2011)

Just Go With It, or just go without it – it really doesn't matter. The romantic comedy, Just Go With It starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, and Brooklyn Decker was a truly average movie.
The movie was extremely predictable and it had about as many bland jokes as it did funny. Jennifer Aniston did a typically mediocre job acting and Brooklyn Decker's big-screen debut proved to be nothing special. Surprisingly enough, Adam Sandler did a fairly good job – although he was extremely convincing in a few of the more serious and emotional scenes, he tended to return to his typical man-boy humor routine in an effort to get some cheap laughs. The plot of the movie has undoubtedly overdone – a guy with an attractive long time female friend whose good looks are hidden by a myriad of easy to fix factors meets a stunning woman and attempts to woo her, only to realize his feelings for his friend. To make matters worse, the movie is presented in an unrealistic fashion – Adam Sandler appears as an unattractive compulsive liar who easily wins the hearts of two stunning and seemingly flawless women.
Despite these glaring flaws in the movie, Just Go With It did not go without some redeeming qualities. It had a couple of scenes that were laugh-out-loud funny, and a number of other scenes that were quite amusing. Furthermore, the movie's serious moments actually had substance – which was, considering the cast, entirely unexpected. Sandler easily made the transition from humorous to serious and skillfully portrayed a sensitive man who was great with children and was desperate for love. The movie also managed to keep the clichéd plot somewhat fresh with several surprising plot twists and amusingly unrelated scenes.
All things considered, I would recommend renting Just Go With It on a night when you don't feel like watching anything heavy. It is an average movie worth watching for a few laughs, but it doesn't offer much more.