Grown Ups (2010) Movie Review

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Director: Dennis Dugan

Writer: Adam Sandler, Fred Wolf (Screenplay)

Cast

Adam Sandler (Hustle)
Salma Hayek (The Hitman’s Bodyguard)
Kevin James (Becky)
Chris Rock (Madagascar)
David Spade (Joe Dirt)

Plot: After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Runtime: 1 Hour 42 Minutes

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Grown Ups starts 30 years after a high school basketball team won a championship. The five-star players Lenny (Sandler), Eric (James), Kurt (Rock), Marcus (Spade) and Rob (Schneider) reunite with their families after the coach dies.

This brings them back together for a family vacation, letting them unwind and learn to get back down to Earth with their families. Building the strained relationship, they have been going through.

Verdict on Grown Ups

Grown Ups is a comedy that sees old friends coming back together and remembering what is important in life. Rebuilding friendships and helping marriages stay together.

This is a movie that relies on comedy in the movie, which is the weakest part of the film. The heart involved is much better, showing the importance of friendships, through thick and thin. It might well end up being Adam Sandler hanging out with his buddies, but they do have chemistry together, which helps make everything feel more realistic between them.

Final Thoughts – Grown Ups lacks the comedy but has the heart to hold things together.