I have to start by saying I don't know what's up with many of the other reviews. This is a funny movie, it is not really slapstick, it isn't dumb, but it's not the greasiest deepest comedy either. Its not a 1, it's not a 10. It runs on the drama of the week leading to the daughter's wedding as her father struggles to make it work with real constraints. No, it's not Father of the Bride (which is typical over the top Hollywood fare). The bride's family are average people without the money to put on the grand wedding that everyone else in a movie seems able to afford. They are New Yorkers, they are Jewish, and some of the humour may need you to know New Yorkers. It doesn't rest on cringe humour, but it does have cringe elements. Adam Sandler is good, not his usually over the top loud version (well, he is loud here at times, but it is in character). Chris Rock is also more low key than he can often be, which works well here as he is playing a wealthy surgeon who is not popular with his own family. He plays his role well. It has some clever gags, it isn't anything deep but you should enjoy your 2 hours.
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