Five friends are forced into a reunion with the passing of their basketball coach. The group won a local championship at the age of twelve--which apparently was a big deal. Who clings to a sixth grade title? No idea, but that is their claim to fame and they're sticking to it. So, they gather in the woods for a little more bonding...yadayadayada, they bond. Sometimes comically. More often than not, nope.
Yeah, the first 30-minutes are okay. It could pass as funny. The next hour and fifteen, well...that's another story. At least with someone's home movies you might actually know the quirky fat guy ad libbing his way to a laugh. That will at least force a smile, even a fake one. With Grown Ups you'll spend 75 minutes listing a ton of other things you could be doing with that hour.
It seemed like there was a lot of off-script ad libbing here--which may have actually helped. Who knows? The cast certainly has more than held its own in the comedic realm for more than a decade. Adam Sandler is hit and miss with me. Kevin James has his moments in certain roles. Chris Rock--same. Rob Schneider...really? Someone thinks this guy is funny outside of a few SNL skits? And David Spade? Well, he has apparently lost it.
If you've got thirty minutes of free time when this thing comes out on rental...rent it. Just plan to take a healthy nap after that first half-hour and you might wake up thinking you watched a decent flick. I give it 2.0 stars.
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