The girl, of course, is a much younger -
insanely hot - schoolteacher.
However, she thinks he is married... so
instead of telling the truth he enlists his loyal assistant (the
equally hot Jenifer Aniston) to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife,
in order to cover up a careless lie.
When more lies backfire,
the assistant's kids become involved, and everyone heads off for a
weekend in Hawaii that will "change all their lives forever".
There
really is no need to go to Hawaii, but there is something about the
escapism that the setting provides that adds even more likeabilty to
what is already a rock solid formula for enjoyable popcorn cinema that
never really challenges the brain (and doesn't intend to either).
The
cast is excellent, with Adam Sandler delivering more of the same (again, not
a bad thing if you are a fan), while Aniston supplies a sturdy
performance in the "straight woman" role while still delivering some of
the finest eye candy you are likely to see in 2011. Seriously, she has aged very well.
Nick Swardson and the little kids are the biggest surprises here, often supplying more laughs than the leads. Sadly,
Nicole Kidman's surprise pop in does little to change audiences
perception of her. It's clearly her attempt at a "Tom Cruise in Tropic
Thunder" comeback... but she struggles to compete with the clearly more
talented surrounding cast (who can move their faces).
As Sandler
films go, it's one of the better ones of the last few years - as
romantic comedies go, it's much more fun than anything Katherine Heigl
has vomited out lately... as cinematic eye candy for the lads goes.... Just Go With It is perfection. DVD Special Features
An incredible number of DVD extras, more than any Sandler DVD of recent years. Try this out for size...
* Adon: Living Plastic
* Along Came a Prop Guy
* Decker's Got Gas
* Dolph-Not The One From Rocky IV
* Kevin Nealon: The Plastic Man
* What's A Dugan?
* Look Who Else Is In The Movie
* The Not So Perfect Couple
* Decker's First Role
* Laughter is Contagious
* Commentary with Adam Sandler, Nick Swardson and The Filmmakers
* Commentary with Director Dennis Dugan
* Sneaky Kiki & Bart the Water Fart
* The Perfect Couple: Jen and Adam
* Shooting Hawaii
* Grand Wailea Promo
If that's not value for money, I don't know what is! Conclusion:
Movie 70% Extras: 70%
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