The older maturer Sandler needs to just go....

Rating: Null/10 (8 August 2011)

There was a time when Adam Sandler made some pretty funny movies. He has starred in such hits as Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore and 50 First Dates. Sadly, those movies were all made early in his film career. As Sandler has gotten older, his movies have gotten a lot less funny. Just Go with It is his most recent movie to fail in being funny. In Just Go with It, directed by frequent Sandler collaborator Dennis Dugan, Sandler stars as Danny Maccabee, a plastic surgeon, bachelor and lover of women. Jennifer Aniston is Katherine, Danny's surgical assistant and single mother of two. Aniston looks fantastic, and provides a few minor spots in which she makes you laugh, but regrettably how she looks is what she'll be most remembered for. Brooklyn Decker, the buxom Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, makes her acting debut as Palmer. Lacking the humor of Aniston, Decker is merely there for the purpose of looking incredible, and often is seen in a very skimpy bikini. Nick Swardson, playing Danny's Cousin Eddie is laughable at times, but more often than not leans more towards corny. The stars of the film, without a doubt, are Bailee Madison and Griffin Gluck who play Maggie and Michael, Katherine's children. The youngsters are pleasantly funny, without feeling forced, and have most of the funniest lines and are in most of the funniest scenes. Supporting appearances are made by Nicole Kidman and Dave Matthews; both are equally forgettable. A lot of potential, but none of which was reached.
Filmed mostly on the Hawaiian island of Maui, Just Go with It has a gorgeous backdrop. The resort the film takes place at, and the women in the movie are beautiful. However as a whole, the movie is highly predictable. Sandler no longer has the appeal he once had while making pictures that we more juvenile. Sandler has become just another male actor trying his hands at romantic comedies. The problem is that most male actors are fairly attractive making the premise somewhat believable, whereas Sandler just doesn't fit the description. He's not someone that women are anticipating seeing without his shirt on, ala Matthew McConaughey. Sandler is an entertaining individual, and I believe that he can still be funny and juvenile. However, every person comes to a point in their life that when they decide it's time to grow up and it's beginning to feel like Sandler has come to that point. If that's the case, then these types of movies are going to become the norm and not the exception.
Grade: C
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