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Grown Ups (2010)

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9

Average Rating: 3.3/10
Reviews Counted: 161
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 146

Grown Ups' cast of comedy vets is amiable, but they're let down by flat direction and the scattershot, lowbrow humor of a stunted script.

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Average Rating: 3.5/10
Critic Reviews: 36
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 33

Grown Ups' cast of comedy vets is amiable, but they're let down by flat direction and the scattershot, lowbrow humor of a stunted script.

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Movie Info

Thirty years after graduating from high school, five former basketball teammates gather at the lake house where they celebrated their biggest victory to mourn the passing of their late coach. Over the course of the Fourth of July weekend, the five friends realize that just because they've all grown up and started families doesn't mean that they've lost that old spark. Adulthood is what you make of it, and no one at the lake house is eager to be the grown-up of the gang. Adam Sandler, Chris Rock,

PG-13,

Comedy

Adam Sandler, Fred Wolf

Nov 9, 2010

$162.0M

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All Critics (162) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (147) | DVD (9)

Grown Ups is the perfect poster child for this maddening summer of movie mediocrity.

January 31, 2011 Full Review Source: Miami Herald | Comment (1)
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The male fantasy of cheerleader spouse, well-adjusted kids and expanding waistline.

August 26, 2010 Full Review Source: Time Out
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A benignly crude slice of family hysteria.

July 6, 2010 Full Review Source: Time Out New York | Comment (1)
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Lazy is the word.

July 6, 2010 Full Review Source: At the Movies | Comments (7)
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It's not so hilarious that you need to rush to see it but not so bad that you will suffer unduly if you take a chance on its more-or-less family friendly charms.

June 25, 2010 Full Review Source: Miami Herald
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Grown Ups delivers precious few laughs for the sheer volume of comedy talent on offer.

June 25, 2010 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment (1)
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The title mainly leaves one wondering when Sandler will chose to finally grow up and stop starring in this ongoing series of terrible comedies.

September 25, 2012 Full Review Source: Examiner.com
Examiner.com

Doesn't so much play like a film than random home movies of Sandler and his usual screen cronies on vacation.

February 7, 2012 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com
TheMovieReport.com

Five forgettable characters reunite for a (lame) joke-filled weekend.

August 15, 2011 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comments (2)
Film Journal International

The second half of Grown Ups isn't good enough to dig its way out of the tremendous hole it's created for itself but it's far from the worse thing Sandler has ever made. Maybe in another 20 years he'll make something funny.

March 22, 2011 Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | Comments (5)
ComingSoon.net

Grown Ups heralds a sad day for comedy nostalgists of a certain age. Call it the day the amusement died.

November 18, 2010 Full Review Source: Times-Picayune
Times-Picayune

Surprisingly, amazingly, bafflingly uncomedic and unhilarious.

November 15, 2010 Full Review Source: The Standard

There's almost no plot, and loads of schmaltz, but the hidden metaphors and cast chemistry makes this a worthwhile effort.

November 14, 2010 Full Review Source: IGN DVD | Comments (4)
IGN DVD

A midlife crisis disaster more akin to Billy Madison in search of a second childhood than anything evocative of The Big Chill. Grow up already!

November 8, 2010 Full Review Source: TheLoop21.com | Comment (1)
TheLoop21.com

The shameless sentiment (a cute little girl wants to use the car GPS to locate heaven) and Sandler's ego-tripping (he's married to Salma Hayek, and he's a sure shot on the basketball court) interfere with the laughs.

November 5, 2010 Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | Comments (2)
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Despite some passable gags and a whole posse of middle-aged funnymen, Denis Dugan's comedy is about the least grown-up movie you could see.

September 1, 2010 Full Review Source: This is London | Comments (2)
This is London

Not much more than an in-joke between the actors, this film is amiable but never funny. And despite some hackneyed moralising, it has nothing to say.

September 1, 2010 Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall
Shadows on the Wall

You've seen these actors play these characters many times before, and better.

September 1, 2010 Full Review Source: Total Film
Total Film

Full of obvious jokes and schmaltzy sentiment, Grown Ups is as much fun as watching endless home movies of people you really don't know very well.

August 30, 2010 Full Review Source: Daily Express
Daily Express

Like The Big Chill with farting grandmothers...

August 30, 2010 Full Review Source: Scotsman

Sandler's abysmal script cooks up a bite-sized moral for the finale. Groan ups, more like.

August 27, 2010 Full Review Source: Independent

Audience Reviews for Grown Ups

There's a loose plot that organized this movie - a comedy, allegedly - but it doesn't pay off, so throw out all the redeeming "heart-warming" or "family viewing" qualities the film has. And there are allegedly funny actors here, or put another way, washed up Saturday Night Live alumni plus King of Queens (I refuse to use his real name), but the only jokes are about how fat one character is. The story, I think, tries to keep too many balls in the air, and as a result, the viewer doesn't really get time to care about any given character - so much time has to be spent introducing relationships (or surprise new characters) that we don't get to see anything developing in any given relationship. Overall, it's just too vanilla - mindless, and by times mildly entertaining, but a far cry from the all-star-cast, fun-for-the-whole-family event this film could have been. Total bust, and a missed opportunity for Sandler to either get his audience back or better, gain new fans. Clunky, boring, stupid movie.
January 18, 2010
danperry17

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A stupid and simple film which makes me laugh more at the actors for thinking they're so cool and hilarious rather than laugh at their jokes. Only watch if you want dumb humour.
October 3, 2012
StarCrossedVoyager

Super Reviewer

    1. Gloria: Like when Rob snapped at me the other day, that was scary. And you all thought I was so calm, but inside I was saying Gloria Nunen, do not call him a bug-eyed sociopath with a little man complex. Do not say that his hair makes him look like a dirty q-tip. Or that he resembles an older, gay Jonas Brother. Or a midget, Filipino Fonzi.
    – Submitted by Kelly E (3 months ago)
    1. Gloria: I have a confession to make too. I'm really a man.
    – Submitted by Kelly E (3 months ago)
    1. Kurt McKenzie: I see that ass is still growing. Got a little Kardashian in there.
    – Submitted by Kelly E (3 months ago)
    1. Lenny Feder: Are you peeing or is a diesel truck turning off? What the hell is that?
    – Submitted by Kelly E (3 months ago)
    1. Kurt McKenzie: You got toe.
    – Submitted by Kelly E (3 months ago)
    1. Kurt McKenzie: How in the world's anybody supposed to get some sleep knowing they're under the same roof as Toe-be Bryant over here?
    – Submitted by Kelly E (3 months ago)

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If it wasn't by Sandler it would be a higher rating lets face it. 2 days ago 5

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