Blended
Blended
PG-13 | 23 May 2014 (USA)
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Recently divorced mom Lauren and widowed dad Jim let their friends push them into a blind date, which goes disastrously wrong. Unsurprisingly, neither wants to see the other ever again. However, fate intervenes when both Jim and Lauren, unbeknownst to each other, purchase one-half of the same vacation package at a South African resort for families, during spring break. They and their children are forced to share the same romantic suite and participate in a slew of family activities together.

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peterjacman

I dont understand the good reviews, this is one of the worst movies of adam sandler, creepy, stupid, without anything to say to the audience

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This romantic comedy reunites Adam Sandler with director Frank Coraci after their previous collaborations (The Wedding Singer, Click), and continues Sandler's endless series of schlocky comedies that have often ranged from mediocre to unbearable. Unlike most of Sandler's films from recent years, this one leans more towards the former category as it marks a slightly different direction than portraying Sandler as a phony man-child that has become his typical typecasting. That, however, doesn't mean this film is good. It is formulaic, it is rarely funny, and too often bogs down on the same dimwitted humor that tainted many of Sandler's previous entries. And when it comes to its more touching moments and tackling on family values, it occasionally works but does little to make up for how shallow this comedy is. This film stars Adam Sandler as Jim, a single father of three daughters: Hilary (played by Bella Thorne), Espn (played by Emma Fuhrmann), and Loud (played by Alyvia Alyn Lind). After a botched a blind date with a cute blondie named Lauren (played by Drew Barrymore), single mother of two sons Brendan and Tyler, Jim plans a family trip to South Africa in effort to bond with his children. Upon arriving however, he crashes into Lauren and her two son who happen to be vacationing there as well. With the two families forced to share a hotel room together against their will, a series of wild adventures ensues and an unexpected romance between Jim and Lauren slowly blossoms.Adam Sandler is no stranger to being subject to dumb, unengaging comedic vehicles that have tainted in his career in recent years. This film however, not only boasts surprisingly just a little bit more substance than the usual Sandler fare, but renders Sandler to someone with more likability to the immature man-child characters he's often seen playing. Collaborating with Drew Barrymore for the third time after 'The Wedding Singer' and '50 First Dates', Sandler manages to come up with a just a few okay laughs that sadly come far in between. But the film spends the majority of the time stuck in the shackles of tiresome slapstick humor and a redundant barrage of sexist jokes that either fail to land or just plain stale. At best, most of the dialogue that shoots out of the characters' mouths evoke nothing quick chuckles, if any. And it certainly does not help that the story is overly reliant on typical romantic comedy clichés to the point where it comes almost entirely predictable from start to finish. The best thing that manages to make its out is a surprisingly competent chemistry between Sandler and Barrymore which adds just a slight bit of energy to the story. And when the film is not trying unsuccessfully to throw a slew of flat jokes at you, there are a few attempts at more heart-touching moments with the girls coping with the absence of their late mother. At best, there is one dramatic scene towards the end that works somewhat well, the rest of the attempts come off as rather dull. By the end, it all transpires to a near two-hour runtime of unengaging, uninspiring comedic fare that left me checking my watch more often than laughing. Blended is derivative romantic comedy that too often bogs down on tiresome rom-com clichés and offers not enough wit or clever humor to qualify for a charming comedic vehicle. Although it may not plummet to the bottom of the barrel of Sandler's more unbearable comedies, it's still pretty forgettable and fails to provide a redeeming point to Sandler's career.

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koffee kid

When I say "A classic Adam Sandler film" in the summary I mean this movie is just as awful as any reasonable person may expect. The movie Blended has poorly crafted low-brow and sexual jokes "blended" throughout it's 1 hour and 57 minutes too long run time. Some people may call it heartfelt, but I call it predictable and irritating. The most heartfelt thing about this movie is how it makes me want to stab myself in the chest so that I don't have to watch it anymore.You would think that the inclusion of such hilarious and well versed stars like Terry Crews and Joel McHale would redeem some comedic value, but alas, the movie is as lame and flat with them as it would be without.Please, Don't watch this film.

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bsbulldogs

After watching this movie, I thought any wonder Adam Sandler is stuck mostly doing Netflix films. He has given us some beauties in Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, and The Waterboy but I think this one has to be among his worst. As soon as this film started, I could feel that it was going to be a doozy. A lot of people will just give up and not bother watching the rest of it. I am not one of those people but about 45 minutes into it, the thought did cross my mind. The film lacks a lot of things, such as no plot, hardly any humour, and forced acting. The humour in this is forced and I think at some stages, you could tell that the actors looked uncomfortable in delivering the lines. I'm looking at you, Drew Barrymore. One reason that the humour could be forced is that it seems to be aimed towards younger people. One thing this film did prove is third time is not the charm in the Sandler-Barrymore partnership, and after this, I am not looking forward to a fourth installment.Essentially, the film is about a guy who has kids and a girl who has kids and they have a chance meeting at an African resort and nothing much else seems to happen after that. Terry Crews and Shaquille O'Neal, who both cameo don't add anything to an already terrible excuse of a comedy. One more gripe I have is that the word "Blended" is used so much that the turkey is practically overcooked by the time that word is said more than twice. As if the viewing audience didn't already know the title of the movie, we have to get it shoved down our throats.

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