"GROWN UPS" 4 ****STARS

You'll feel like a kid again watching Adam Sandler's new movie "Grown Ups"! It's a real feel good family film where you'll literally laugh your head off! The comedic timing of these brilliant funny men is impeccable. The main casts includes Chris Rock, Kevin James, Rob Schneider, David Spade and Sandler who are childhood friends and former basketball teamates who reunite after their childhood basketball coach passes away. 

They decide to stay in town and spend the 4th of July Holiday weekend with their families reminiscing over the good old days at the lake house where they celebrated their championship victories. They haven't seen each other in decades and they've all gone on to lead very different lives. Sandler is Lenny Felder a rich Hollywood agent who's the most successful of the group. He's married to Roxanne a beautiful Fashion Designer played by Salma Hayek Pinault.

Chris Rock is house husband Kurt Mackenzie who's married to Deanne (Maya Rudolph) an executive who also happens to be pregnant. They bring along Deanne's (Rudolph) medling mother and their kids. Kevin James is Eric Lamonsoff a loving family man with a successful business and a big personality to match inspite of the fact that he's very clumsy and accident prone. Eric (Kevin James) is married to Sally (Maria Belo) who has some provocative and quirky methods for raising their 2 boys. 

Rob Schneider as Rob Hilliard is a train wreck. He brings along his live-in love  Gloria (Joyce Van Patten) who's much older, which is fuel for countless hilarious scenes and he also invites his sexy grownup looking teenage daughters to be a part of the festivities.  

David Spade who plays Marcus Higgins is a real piece of work. He's still single and looking for love but he's out of control. Higgins (Spade) drinks, is a cut up and the only one amongst his friends who has  no real responsibilities. He's the adult in the group who didn't get the memo that at some point a man grows out of his childish behavior. Growing up will change you, but these boyhood friends learn that reconnecting with each other and remembering those childhood experiences makes them all realize what's really important in life! This is one of the funniest movies of the summer season!


Comedy
PG 13
4 Stars
Columbia Pictures