As I said, Grown Ups 2 is more about the comedy bit than the overall picture so as each character is given their current life crisis to deal with, they just as quickly forget its even happening. As are all of the storylines, for that matter. Rock and Rudolph still have zero chemistry together thankfully the storyline of forgetting the anniversary is quickly tossed aside. Their wives are here too, Salma Hayek reprises her role as Lenny’s trophy wife Roxanne, Maria Bello’ Sally is around briefly in order to coddle the children she has with Eric, and Maya Rudolph’s Deanne starts the movie off by forgetting her 20-year anniversary to Rock’s Kurt. Lenny has given up the Hollywood lifestyle for a simpler life, while his friends are all getting by doing what they do–being a mechanic, cable repairman, and working the go-karts, respectively. Grown Ups 2 finds childhood friends Lenny (Adam Sandler), Eric (Kevin James), Kurt (Chris Rock), and Marcus (David Spade) all living back in their hometown. Adam Sandler may be passed his prime, but after the train wreck that was Jack and Jill, Grown Ups 2 looks like awards material. You have laughed, and that is all you can ask for in an ensemble movie of aging comedians who must maintain a PG-13 rating to draw in the crowds. You leave without a sour taste in your mouth, or feeling that you have wasted a portion of your life. It could easily be seen as small shorts, compiled into one larger movie, that in the end finds everything coming together in a climactic brawl that is so ridiculously planned out the movie suddenly clicks. Its merely a combination of events that occur between the group of friends and their families. The overall improvement is largely because Grown Ups 2 doesn’t really have a plot. I have now seen Grown Ups 2 and I am surprised to say that its not horrible its actually quite an improvement from the first film and the issues with everyone clicking chemistry-wise have almost all been fixed. When a sequel was announced my eyes rolled and I dreaded the day I would have to endure this Adam Sandler created ensemble of comedians who did not work well together the first time around–a huge shock, I know. I will admit this fact to anyone, I did not like Grown Ups. After moving his family back to his hometown to be with his friends and their kids, Lenny (Adam Sandler) finds out that between old bullies, new bullies, schizo bus drivers, drunk cops on skis, and 400 costumed party crashers, sometimes crazy follows you. Synopsis: The all-star comedy cast from Grown Ups returns (with some exciting new additions) for more summertime laughs.
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