Last night the whole family went out to the movies. We don't usually get out to the theatre, mainly because the movie-going experience is often so poor. Luckily, there is a playhouse near us that runs new movies and we were 3 out of about 12 people at the show. Great seats, no lines and only $8.50 a person. Why we went also had to do with the movie playing, Grown Ups 2.
We loved Grown Ups when it came out in 2010 and own a digital copy we rewatch on occasion. It is the story of 5 friends (played by Adam Sandler, Chris Jock, Kevin James, David Spade and Rob Schneider) getting together with their families to say goodbye to their basketball coach and reconnect with their youth. Laughs and hilarity ensue. Grown Ups was billed as a slapstick comedy and delivered on that well.
Some of our '80s favorites all in one backyard
Grown Ups 2 takes place after Lenny (Sandler) has moved his family from Hollywood back to his home town and shows the events of the last day of school before Summer break. The day is spent with four of the friends (Rock, James, Sandler and Spade) doing various insane things they are probably too old for and enjoying being together again.
Nothing wrong with a good ol' tire roll
Grown Ups 2, which has been panned by critics, is silly, outrageous and over the top. However, it is fun and provides laugh-out-loud comedy. At one point, my wife couldn't breathe she was laughing so hard. We all had a good time and probably the best comment (again from my wife) after the movie was, "They should just keep making these and stream them right to my house, I'll watch them." There really isn't any major tensions in the movie, they are all lightened by the antics and humor. It is just a family, partially gross-out, coming-of-age, reconnecting with your youth comedy and, if you can suspend your disbelief and aren't expecting a take-itself-seriously type movie, Grown Ups 2 is well worth your time.
Wait, is that Shaquille O'Neal?
One of our favorite characters is Kurt Mackenzie's (Rock) son Ronnie played by Kaleo Elam. Ronnie is cute and fun and scrappy and steals most of the scenes he is in. Taylor Lautner is also in the film, playing a college frat boy who is one of the main antagonists for Sandler and crew. Grown Ups 2 has plenty of innuendo, fart jokes (including the burp-snart) and too tight clothing shots (on men and women) but delivers exactly what it advertises: silly humor that is fun without being serious. A popcorn movie worth seeing. I give Grown Ups 2 four Mick Happies. We will see it again and again in the coming years when we need a fun laugh.
The official movie trailer
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