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Bookmark this pageWhat Happens in Vegas (2008)
Director: Tom Vaughan
Movie review
From Time Out London
It’s surprising that Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz haven’t starred together before: both specialise in gorgeous goofballs, and he’s no stranger to older women… And while they rub along fine in this rom-com, it’s no thanks to the contrived plot.Diaz plays career woman Joy, who decides to let her hair down in Vegas after being dumped by her boyfriend. There, she meets Kutcher’s likeable layabout, Jack. A few hours and many tequilas later, they’re husband and wife. The next morning, annulment plans are shelved when Jack wins the jackpot using Joy’s quarter: if they divorce, she might get half. However, a judge freezes the winnings and orders the bickering pair to make a go of their marriage.
And so this odd couple must live together and play happy families for their psychiatrist (Queen Latifah). Much sitcom humour follows, mostly drawing on well-worn gender observations: she spends ages in the bathroom, he pees in the sink and so on. Sometimes, the accompanying dialogue is snappy enough to raise a laugh. More often, the humour comes from another source: the Best Friends. Lake Bell steals the show as Joy’s mouthy mate, Tipper, who develops a love-hate relationship with Jack’s misogynist pal who is actually called Hater (Rob Corddry).
In fact, a comedy about these two fighting like cat and dog would have been much funnier. As it is, it’s a bland comedy punctuated by the odd witty moment. The inevitable romance is so routine it barely merits a mention.
Author: Anna Smith
Time Out London Issue 1968, May 8-14, 2008
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- jlo said...
- Posted on May 27 2008 18:21 the best
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- emma mccluskey said...
- Posted on May 26 2008 23:08 i went to see that film last thursday best film out a liked it when they started fighting with bread this film should be rated film of the year x
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- =] said...
- Posted on May 26 2008 17:58 THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE EVA...ACTULLY ITS NOT...BUT ITIS...BUT ITS NOT =S...BUT ITS AMOVIE WHICH IS LIKE ANY OTHER MOVIE =]
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- Ad said...
- Posted on May 26 2008 17:49 Romcom with some good ideas but last 20 mins should have been cut. Gets bogged down in schmaltz like a stretched limo crossing a Nevada river bed in the wet season.
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- iain said...
- Posted on May 26 2008 16:26 what is going on with some of these comments on here? this is supposed to be a page for film reviews, yet half these comments are from people who havn't even seen it. as for the writing have some of you not been to school?...dreadful english. come on guys sort it out.
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- laura said...
- Posted on May 26 2008 16:03 hi i ant seen the film yet but looks good so cant wait 2 watch it
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- vicky said...
- Posted on May 26 2008 12:37 this film was wicked!! had me and my boyfriend pissing ourself all the way through u must go and see i cant wait till it comes out in shops!!!
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- kathryn said...
- Posted on May 26 2008 11:31 love cameron diaz can't wit to watch it with my niece. xxx
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- *_GawjuzZ_* said...
- Posted on May 26 2008 10:20 I went to watch the film this weekend, it was rlly gr8, i recomend to any1 that likes romantic comedies!!! <3
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- Rhiannon said...
- Posted on May 25 2008 21:58 I went to see the film the other weekend, it was the best film ive seen all year! Yu must go and see it!
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- Aalihya said...
- Posted on May 25 2008 10:47 I went 2 see it with my BF but didn't see all of it coz we were kissing in the bak of the cinema lol!
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- Nicole Laura said...
- Posted on May 24 2008 19:07 Love it!
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- Tom said...
- Posted on May 24 2008 18:52 What a film. Had me laughing for ages and i enjoyed it
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- John said...
- Posted on May 24 2008 18:50 This film is quite funny. I went in with my girlfriend and expected it to be rubbish but its good,i am impressed.
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Posted on May 24 2008 18:40
Its a brillant film, the best i have seen in a long time!
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Cast & crew
Director: Tom Vaughan
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Rob Corddry, Treat Williams, Queen Latifah, Ashton Kutcher, Lake Bell, Michelle Krusiec, Dennis Farina, Dennis Miller full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Rated: 12A
Duration: 99 mins
UK Release: May 9 2008
US Release: May 9 2008
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