Just Go With It

Rating: 8/10 (25 September 2013)

Just Go With It is a film about a fake married man, Daniel Maccabee, who makes his way through life by going to a bar every Friday night to pick up younger girls. In order to get these girls, he pretends to be married to a wife who doesn't appreciate him, beats him, and cheats on him. Danny (Adam Sandler) is a plastic surgeon in Southern California who thinks he has met the love of his life, Palmer (Brooklyn Decker). In order to be with her, he needs to prove to her that he is indeed getting a divorce with his 'wife', Katherine (Jennifer Aniston), and that his life with her is indeed over. The movie follows a normal chick-flick theme but allows for twists and turns throughout, allowing you to guess what will happen until the end of the film. Director, Dennis Dugan, portrayed a well put together, overly dramatized dating fairy tale. While this is an Adam Sandler production, it is much more family orientated than films such as, That's my Boy, Billy Madison, and Happy Gilmore. Of course the film kept some of the 'Adam Sandler comedy' such as when a little boy runs into his 'junk' and yells, "He put his pee-pee on my face!" Danny yells back, "He put his face on my pee-pee!" While the actors fit their characters perfectly, a few parts were greatly dramatized. Jennifer Aniston was her normal cheery self in the film, while Adam Sandler tried to take on a more fatherly approach rather than being a bachelor. The music throughout the video was very fitting with the setting. The music selections such as "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol and "Every Breath You Take" by The Police were properly played during moments which could persuade your predictions of the movie to go the other way. The 'follow your heart' scenes, as I like to call them, where the character is forced to make a life altering decision, is where the vast majority of these songs appeared in the movie. The plot was very sound. There was no part in the movie where the audience could get confused as to what was happening. The film was very easy to follow, but if you were to stop watching the film, you would be highly likely to miss something funny or important. The plot was organized, well planned, and full of laughs, and the directing was well done for this romantic comedy. The lighting, script, and musical input made this a well done film. The lighting and comedy were always there in the right place and time. If you are looking for a romantic comedy, that will get you laughing, this is the film to see. Adam Sandler keeps this film clean with limited amounts of swearing and nudity (bikinis and underwear, of course!). The PG-13 criteria fits the rating well. The plot was solid, acting was sometimes over dramatic, but never cheesy, and the effects were wonderful. The movie seemed almost realistic, except the scenario was a little over the top.