4 out 5
Jen Aniston and Adam Sandler star in this surprisingly laugh-out-of-my-seat comedy about a plastic surgeon, Danny (Adam Sandler) who wears a wedding ring to seduce the ladies. Not sure how this one works fellas, well, he uses it as way to pick up chicks by telling them how horrible his marriage is (‘I thought when we got married, she’d stop hooking!’). His assistant, Katherine (Jen Aniston), knows all about his escapades and is none too happy about any of them, but is so good natured that she never really judges him for it.
Danny is actually a very nice man who’s just been scorned on his wedding day and has never really gotten over it. At a party, Danny meets Palmer (Swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker), a hot school teacher who he actually connects with. After a wonderful evening on the beach with her, Palmer finds Danny’s pretend wedding ring and the lies fly from there! Danny tells her he’s getting a divorce however Palmer insists that she must hear that from said soon-to-be ex wife. Enter Katherine, Danny’s trusted assistant.
Katherine, after much badgering and an all expense paid shopping trip, agrees to be Danny’s ex ‘Devlin’ (the name of Katherine’s college rival who she has named her child’s kaka after – you’ll have to watch the flick to get the whole effect of THAT story!) and meets both Danny and Palmer for a drink. In an over the top portrail of the elusive ex, Katherine is almost to her limo when she gets a call from her kids. Forgetting that she is still in the presence of Danny and Palmer, Palmer now thinks Danny has children and insists on meeting them as well! Anyway, once the story gets going, they all end up in Hawaii due to one of Katherine’s children and am sure you can figure out what happens after that.
I was quite impressed with the comedy and this proves that maybe Sander is growing up from his past schtick and pulls off actually being an adult of sorts. Jen Aniston is always wonderful and think she’s finally found a role that fits her comedic talent as she is very natural and funny in this film. There is some GREAT cameos from Nicole Kidman (who it was nice to see have fun with her role) and a hilarious turn from Dave Matthews (yes, that Dave Matthews) who gets better in every flick I see him in and is becoming a very good actor in his own right. It is good to note the kids in this film too! Both were well cast and very funny, especially the daughter (who is in acting classes and uses a fake British accent through most of the film).
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