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Just Go With It

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Director           Denis Dugan
Cast                 Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman, Nick Swardson, Brooklyn Decker, Bailee Madison, Griffin Gluck, Dave Matthews,
Year                2011
Genre              RomCom

Denis Dugan does it yet again.  This is the second movie with the Adam Sandler – Denis Dugan combination that I am reviewing and I must say that there has been no improvement whatsoever.  It could be a case of the director and actor have built a familiarity and there is no scope for further improvement. I would hazard a more drastic thought that they are probably the same person and that Dugan is just a front that Sandler and eventually gives us a movie that HE wants us to see.  For the fifth time, Sandler and Dugan get together and give us a movie that is just about par for the course.  In an adaptation of the 1969 classic Cactus Flower that starred Walter Mathau and was also the debut movie for Goldie Hawn.  The only difference being that Cactus Flower was extremely tastefully made and is still remembered fondly in most circles.  Just Go With It will be forgotten in a few moments after you move out of the hall.

Danny (Adam Sandler) is studying to be a doctor and is therefore a great catch for his would be wife.  And the only reason the wife to be is willing to compromise on his horrendous looks (a really massive nose) is that he is a secure investment.  And before I forget, she is as promiscuous as can be and has a romp in the sack with her ex boyfriend, the night before the wedding.  Unfortunately for her, Danny over hears a conversation that she is having with her friends and is distraught to say the least.  But things are about to change for the ugly Danny who decides to drown his sorrows in alcohol at the local bar and gets lucky… really lucky if you know what I mean.  At this pivotal moment in his life, the medical student decides to keep his wedding ring and put up a front as being an unhappily married man thanks to an atrocious wife. He also chooses his area of specialization – Plastic Surgery – an extremely lucrative career in the developed world.  And the wedding rings ensures that our good doctor continues to get his regular doses in the sack.  Needless to say, he gets his nose also fixed soon enough to ensure that he doesn’t have any drawbacks whatsoever.  This keeps going on for a few years but soon enough he finds himself not only attracted to but very much falling for Palmer (Brooklyn Decker).  But his wedding ring gets him into trouble this time around and to bail himself out, he seeks the help of his very average looking but extremely committed secretary, Katherine (Jennifer Aniston).

If you have seen Cactus Flower you will find JGWI to be a travesty to say the least.  If you haven’t seen it, I would strongly recommend that you watch it sooner than later because it is a wonderful movie.  Adam Sandler, cannot, is not and will not be a patch on Walter Mathau, a fact that would be endorsed by several people. The same can be said of the rest of the cast also.  I would guess that the only difference between Goldie Hawn and Brooklyn Decker would be that on a hotness quotient, Brooklyn is ahead by a country mile and a half.  But if it is a question of class, then everyone in Cactus Flower is miles ahead.  Now don’t misunderstand me when I say this.  I am a genuine fan of remakes but they should be done in the right manner and tastefully.  After JGWI, I am compelled to make a request for an organization that screens these remakes before the release.  A just about average movie at best.  4.5 on 10 is what I would give it.  Watch it on DVD if you have nothing else to do.

Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1443666457/
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