Review – Grown Ups

I don’t see why critics hated this movie as much as they did. All these guys have done wretchedly dreadful work in the past. You Don’t Mess with the Zohan (Adam Sandler). Paul Blart Mall Cop (Kevin James). Pootie Tang (Chris Rock). Black Sheep (David Spade). Everything he ever made (Rob Schneider). Sure, except for Schneider they’re all capable of better work. And sure, this is little more than the usual, vulgar, sadly-extremely-profitable crap we’ve come to expect from Happy Madison. On the other hand, it’s the same crap, neither better nor worse. And at least the plot shies away from several opportunities to stoop to dumb comedy clichés. Even though the running time is devoted primarily to the lead characters insulting each other, it’s still more clever than any of the aforementioned crapfests. See if desperate