Grown Ups Reviews

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.

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.

Awful!

A very average comedy, nice idea about the 30 year reunion old pals coming back together. However there is very little plot to this film, good assembled cast though. I just would expect more from them overall. I wouldn't mind a log cabin like that for a weekend!

Well i have to say i didnt go in with high expectations of this movie, however it is a silly and highly amusing movie. It did keep chuckling throughout and is a sweet and funny movie. Worth a watch on a rainly sunday evening!

I thought I wouldn't watch this movie but I ended up watching this as one of my friend recommended me to. It came out really funny. Some part was weird and hard to accept but it wasn't that bad.

Adam Sandler wastes his talent in GROWN UPS, a rarely-funny, overly-crude comedy. I can agree that I like the overall message about getting kids outside, but it's just like putting that message in and mixing it with the foul message of objectifying woman. The rest of the ensemble comedy cast doesn't perform any better than Sandler does himself: there's Kevin James and Chris Rock to add on. Kevin James' humor didn't surprise me all that much: he rarely gets a laugh out my lungs, anyhow. Chris Rock's only good work is EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS, which he created; this movie was just like his own stand-up comedy: dull and mostly pointless. I wouldn't recommend watching GROWN UPS. It should be called "The Worst of Adam Sandler".

This movie is funnier than i thought it would be, but still sloppy and story-less. Just a bunch of comedians sitting around and poking fun at one another. Not much (anything) else to it.

Boys will be boys... some longer than others.

Saw it again! You can't judge this film like you would be judging a oscar caliber movie, there is no possible way this movie could judge as a Titanic or a Up in the Air but what this movie can really do is make laugh and I mean alot!! This movie brings you back to your childhood if you over 30 or close to, I recommended it completely to everyone, it's fun and exciting and you won't be dissapointed trust me! If you wanna laugh and remember your childhood this is IT.

In 1978, five 12-year-olds win a CYO basketball championship. Thirty years later, they gather with their families for their coach's funeral and a weekend at a house on a lake where they used to party. By now, each is a grownup with problems and challenges: Marcus is alone and drinks too much. Rob, with three daughters he rarely sees, is always deeply in love until he turns on his next ex-wife. Eric is overweight and out of work. Kurt is a househusband, henpecked by wife and mother-in-law. Lenny is a successful Hollywood agent married to a fashion designer; their kids take privilege for granted. Can the outdoors help these grownups rediscover connections or is this chaos in the making?

Grown Ups should be called F#ck Ups, because this is one very stupid and f#cked up film. Five friends reunite at their old basketball coaches reunion, and take all their families to an old cabin for a few days. The plot is the worst part, because there is no plot, its almost 2 hours of retards. The actors suck, their just reading their paycheck the whole time. It had funny moments, but overall the jokes were stupid. One of the worst comedies of the year.

I think I am getting harsher in my ratings in my old age, but I really am getting fed up with crap. Now, I obviously did not rent this expecting something deep or meaningful... I did expect some light entertainment and a laugh.
Adam Sandler can be a bit hit and miss, but he has had enough hits (ie Wedding Singer, Punch Drunk Love, 50 first dates, even Cllick...) that I still hold out hope of being entertained when I watch one of his movies. This.. well, I am speechless. Dull, boring, not funny. That horrible child who is still breast feeding age about five - that's not funny, that's gross. The grandmother with the bunion, also not funny. Rod Schneider - beyond not funny. Unconvincing totally and just horrible to watch. The old lady he is married to - totally offensive situation - even though I know better not to be offended by a movie like this, it kind of is. How many times do we have to watch young girls with old men in films (even the young hot teen girl daughter of Rob Schneider's character "with" - not really, but implied - David Spade, and with father aged boyfriend not shown here), and here's a newsflash - that's pretty damn gross, yet somehow okay. But here, we have guy who is not even all that young, and certainly not attractive, with grandma aged woman, and that's made out to be the grossest thing in the world. Nice.
The worst thing about this is that it just drags on forever. The jokes aren't funny and it doesn't have a lot of a plot to it. Decent cast, but just boring.

Another hilarious Adam Sandler film, he never fails to make you laugh. You can't help but laugh throughout. A must see!

No pun intended, but this should of been called "Groan ups" because of how many times I groaned from how unfunny this film is. This could of been hilarious! I mean it has Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Rob Schneider, and David Spade! In the end its a movie you should skip, because.... well your not missing out on any comedy gold.

Okay, yeah, it was kind of inane, but rather innocuously so. It was very, surprisingly sweet in areas. Or maybe I just have a soft spot for reunion movies.

With a cast like Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, and Kevin James alone not including the other one's this movie should have easily been one of the funniest movies of all times. It did not quite live up to my expectations but that could have been because of my over hyping with such a comical cast. It was not Adam Sandler's best of movies, it was not totally hysterical, it was slightly over hyped. But...

All in all I enjoyed this movie though - this movie came off to me like an old school 1990's comedy with a nice little plot, a reunion of five men coming together to reunite in memorial of the death of a coach that brought them together as boys, and realizing the direction their lives has taken and to have fun with it again. It was a reminder of the simple things in life, good friends, and a solid family. It was a simple plot, with a semi-expected ending.
Comedies these days in my opinions have went from funny to downright over extreme and ignorant. It's not often you'll catch me watching a comedy these days that was not of the 1990's style approach, this one, is a modern day yet classic approaching comedy that at the end of the review I'd have to say was not as excellent as everyone claimed or expected but it got the job done, made me laugh, and made me enjoy.

A very weak comedy that could have been more successful if made less family oriented.

This film is pretty mediocre, and I didn't really feel like the reunion was all that justified, and even though tons of talent is wasted during the 102 minute running time, I actually did laugh, and more than I thought I would. I guess that's what low expectations will get you. I figured this was going to be retarded and unfunny, and I ended up not being totally correct. Still though, I expect a lot more given the cast. Maybe they just needed a better script and director.

Classic case of the previews ruining a movie by showing all the best parts. I knew I had to see it after seeing the trailer several times, and the impression I came out with was more of a film with a good message of reconnecting to both your childhood and family while respecting those who inspire you more so than that of being a comedy film. It has its funny parts (the pool changing colors, some of the insults, etc.), but the funniest parts were shown during the trailer and thus their effects were diminished. Still worth watching though. It makes for a nice family film with the aforementioned messages included.