Grown Ups - 2010 **

In 'anticipation' of the new Grown Ups 2 movie, I thought I should watch the first one. Oh no no no, what a mistake. This was awful! Adam Sandler and Chris Rock, I command you to step away from Kevin James and David Spade this instant or your acting careers will be flushed down the toilet.
A group of old school friends mourning the death of their favourite coach, decide to spend a weekend together, honouring him, getting drunk, mucking around, being immature, disrespecting their wives and injuring each other in the name of 'masculinity.' It was boring, unfunny, and I barely raised a smile. It's not a nice 'feel good' film, more a warning to all those who think they are 'missing out' on being young and foolish, when in fact, they are just sad and pathetic. *sigh*

Jack and Jill - 2011 **

Some actors work well in duplicate or multiple parts (Alec Guinness in 'Kind Hearts and Coronets', Eddie Murphy in 'Big Momma's House') but others crash and burn miserably. Adam Sandler is a funny guy, and usually guaranteed to raise a smile from me, but in this awful excuse for a black comedy (more black and less comedy) he couldn't even accomplish that. Dressing as his twin sister Jill was a dreadful idea as she comes across like something out of a bad nightmare, and he couldn't keep the movie comic even when he was playing the twin brother. Even Al Pacino couldn't save this film.