Forgive the glowing review above. Cram full of more SNL cast members than an SNL reunion party, C&L makes poor use of most of them. Sandler seemed to provide temporary employment to just about everyone he ever worked with and then gave them all parts worthy of the cutting-room floor.
"Chuck & Larry" wasn't terrible, as far as "Message Movies" go. But Sandler and James seem to never even TRY to act like a believable gay couple as you'd expect from people trying to "fool" investigators. And their excuse for needing to fake a gay marriage is pretty flimsy (essentially, "I can't find anyone else that'll do it for free.") James plays a widower with two kids at home, a boy and a girl. Since it isn't Germain to the plot, I don't think it's a spoiler to say (stop reading now if you don't want to know ANYTHING ahead of time) that his young son plays an overly-effeminate aspiring Broadway star, and the subject of frequent laughter. But the fact that his butch young daughter, who loves baseball and video games, is never once inferred that she might grow up to be a lesbian. An overlooked double-standard for a movie trying to make a point about "social roles".
If you're a guy, the parade of gorgeous babes that Sandler ogles in the first 20 minutes will grab your attention. After that, it's a lot of "awkward situation" jokes (some even funny), and Sandler learning not to be such a jerk.
Not fantastic, but I didn't leave the theater demanding my money back either. I assume that if you're interested in this type of movie, you already know what to expect.
"Chuck & Larry" wasn't terrible, as far as "Message Movies" go. But Sandler and James seem to never even TRY to act like a believable gay couple as you'd expect from people trying to "fool" investigators. And their excuse for needing to fake a gay marriage is pretty flimsy (essentially, "I can't find anyone else that'll do it for free.") James plays a widower with two kids at home, a boy and a girl. Since it isn't Germain to the plot, I don't think it's a spoiler to say (stop reading now if you don't want to know ANYTHING ahead of time) that his young son plays an overly-effeminate aspiring Broadway star, and the subject of frequent laughter. But the fact that his butch young daughter, who loves baseball and video games, is never once inferred that she might grow up to be a lesbian. An overlooked double-standard for a movie trying to make a point about "social roles".
If you're a guy, the parade of gorgeous babes that Sandler ogles in the first 20 minutes will grab your attention. After that, it's a lot of "awkward situation" jokes (some even funny), and Sandler learning not to be such a jerk.
Not fantastic, but I didn't leave the theater demanding my money back either. I assume that if you're interested in this type of movie, you already know what to expect.