Grown Ups
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+After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.
What critics thought
Critics were nearly unanimous in dismissing Grown Ups as lazy, lowbrow comedy that squanders its cast of familiar faces. Audiences were considerably more forgiving than reviewers, suggesting the film delivers the undemanding laughs its fans came for, even if those laughs struck most critics as cynically manufactured.
“the perfect poster child for this maddening summer of movie mediocrity”
Connie Ogle·Miami Herald
“lob[bed] gags they surely disdain at an audience they probably despise while reserving their own laughter for that off-camera dash all the way to the bank”
Rick Groen·The Globe and Mail
Genres
Comedy
Cast & Crew
Dennis DuganDirector
Adam SandlerLenny Feder
Kevin JamesEric Lamonsoff
Chris RockKurt McKenzie
David SpadeMarcus Higgins
Rob SchneiderRob Hilliard
Salma Hayek PinaultRoxanne Chase-Feder
Maria BelloSally Lamonsoff
Maya RudolphDeanne McKenzie
Joyce Van PattenGloria
Ebony Jo-AnnMama Ronzoni
Di QuonRita
Steve BuscemiWiley
Rupert Gregson-WilliamsComposerAdam SandlerWriter
Fred WolfWriter
Theo van de SandeCinematographyGrown Ups
After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.
What critics thought
Critics were nearly unanimous in dismissing Grown Ups as lazy, lowbrow comedy that squanders its cast of familiar faces. Audiences were considerably more forgiving than reviewers, suggesting the film delivers the undemanding laughs its fans came for, even if those laughs struck most critics as cynically manufactured.
“the perfect poster child for this maddening summer of movie mediocrity”
Connie Ogle·Miami Herald
“lob[bed] gags they surely disdain at an audience they probably despise while reserving their own laughter for that off-camera dash all the way to the bank”
Rick Groen·The Globe and Mail
Genres
Comedy
Cast & Crew
Dennis DuganDirectorAdam SandlerLenny FederKevin JamesEric LamonsoffChris RockKurt McKenzieDavid SpadeMarcus HigginsRob SchneiderRob HilliardSalma Hayek PinaultRoxanne Chase-FederMaria BelloSally LamonsoffMaya RudolphDeanne McKenzieJoyce Van PattenGloriaEbony Jo-AnnMama RonzoniDi QuonRitaSteve BuscemiWileyRupert Gregson-WilliamsComposerAdam SandlerWriterFred WolfWriterTheo van de SandeCinematographyRent & Buy
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