What Happens in Vegas (2008)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Tom Vaughan

Writer (WGA):

Dana Fox (written by)

Release Date:

9 May 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Get Lucky.

Plot:

Set in Sin City, story revolves around two people who discover they've gotten married following a night of debauchery...

Plot Keywords:

Judge | Jackpot | Bartender | Fired | Wedding

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 25	10:15 AM	MAX
Wed. July 29	3:10 PM	MAX
Mon. Aug. 3	4:30 PM	HBO

Cast

Cameron Diaz	...	Joy McNally
Ashton Kutcher	...	Jack Fuller
Rob Corddry	...	Hater
Lake Bell	...	Tipper
Jason Sudeikis	...	Mason
Treat Williams	...	Jack Fuller Sr.
Deirdre O'Connell	...	Mrs. Fuller
Michelle Krusiec	...	Chong
Dennis Farina	...	Banger
Zach Galifianakis	...	Dave the Bear
Queen Latifah	...	Dr. Twitchell
Krysten Ritter	...	Kelly
Ricky Garcia	...	Fuller Closets Worker
Andrew Daly	...	Curtis
Benita Robledo	...	Maid
Dennis Miller	...	Judge Whopper
Amanda Setton	...	Hot Woman
Toni Busker	...	Hot Woman #2
Ricardo Walker	...	Male Cop / Stripper
Valerie Orlik	...	Female Cop / Stripper
Ben Best	...	Cab Driver
Clem Cheung	...	Fruit Guy
Eric Zuckerman	...	Tour Guide
Caroline Willman	...	Sammy
Thomas McGoldrick	...	Uncle Pat (as Tommy McGoldrick)
Billy Eichner	...	Band Leader
Heather Kristin	...	Band Singer
Maddie Corman	...	Joy's Lawyer
Jerry V. Lindsay	...	Wedding Chapel Priest
Samantha Ridge	...	Tourist
Richard M. Schaeffer	...	NYMEX Trader #1
Michael P. Molnar	...	NYMEX Trader #2
John Eisenberg	...	NYMEX Trader #3
Ciaran T. O'Kelly	...	NYMEX Trader #4
Jennifer Trier	...	Aunt Fuller
Michael Harkins	...	Team Leader
Patrick Knighton	...	Team Leader #2
Adam Zuniga	...	Mr. Chong / Brainiac
Aaron Nauta	...	Hater's Friend #1
Christopher Negrin	...	Hater's Friend #2
Brittany Dawn Beall	...	Party Girl #2
Ariel Shafir	...	Party Guy #2
Sheena Alonzo	...	Amanda Diamond
Bradley Morone	...	Club Manager
Bob Golden	...	Jazz Trio Member
Ron Carter	...	Jazz Trio Member
Evan Palazzo	...	Jazz Trio Member
Jason Davis	...	Ball Room Band Member
Ulysses Owen Jr.	...	Ball Room Band Member
Michael Radoja	...	Ball Room Band Member
Jules Hartley	...	Ball Room Band Member
Maya Jenkins	...	Ball Room Band Member
Dave Gibson	...	Ball Room Band Member
Brian M. Wixson	...	Ball Room Band Member (as Brian Wixson)
Justin Flynn	...	Ball Room Band Member
Josh Tane	...	Ball Room Band Member
Russ Spiegel	...	Ball Room Band Member
Martinez Little	...	Ball Room Band Member
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dennis Albanese	...	Jack's Friend (uncredited)
Mauro Bossi	...	Casino patron (uncredited)
Cheryl Cosenza	...	Joy's Friend (uncredited)
Maria Di Angelis	...	Joy's Friend (uncredited)
Lanette Fugit	...	Bachelor Girl (uncredited)
Cassidy Gard	...	Joy's Friend (uncredited)
Ronald E. Giles	...	Dancing Executive (uncredited)
Adam Goodnoff-Cernese	...	Hummer Limo Driver (uncredited)
Meagan Gordon	...	Joy's Friend (uncredited)
Darryl Reuben Hall	...	Fuller's Furniture Maker (uncredited)
Ty Izquierdo	...	Concierge (uncredited)
Ralph A. Wilburn Jr.	...	Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
RJ Konner	...	Lawyer (uncredited)
Kutcha	...	DJ #1 (uncredited)
Hector Lincoln	...	The DJ (uncredited)
Joe Mancini	...	Carpenter (uncredited)
Matthew Martini	...	Jack's Friend (uncredited)
Anthony Mingilino	...	Blackjack Dealer (uncredited)
Charles Pendelton	...	Tourist (uncredited)
Bruce Perkins	...	Tourist (uncredited)
Sarah Poynter	...	(voice) (uncredited)
Delia Sheppard	...	VIP Host (uncredited)
Tom Stratford	...	Baseball Coach (uncredited)
Thomas Torrey	...	NYMEX Trader (uncredited)
Jonathan Yvon	...	Mercantile Exchange Trader (uncredited)

Directed by
Tom Vaughan

Writing credits (WGA)
Dana Fox		(written by)

Produced by
Michael Aguilar	....	producer
Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.	....	executive producer (as Joe Caracciolo Jr.)
Dean Georgaris	....	executive producer
Shawn Levy	....	producer
Arnon Milchan	....	executive producer
Jimmy Miller	....	producer

Original Music by
Christophe Beck

Cinematography by
Matthew F. Leonetti		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Matt Friedman		(as Matthew Friedman)

Casting by
Avy Kaufman
Barbara McNamara

Production Design by
Stuart Wurtzel

Art Direction by
W. Steven Graham

Set Decoration by
Susan Bode
Jennifer Alex Nickason		(as Jennifer H. Alex)

Costume Design by
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus		(as Reneé Ehrlich Kalfus)

Makeup Department
Katherine Distefano	....	assistant hair stylist: Las Vegas
Robin Fredriksz	....	makeup artist: Ms. Diaz
Persefone Karakosta	....	makeup artist
Sheri Kornhaber	....	makeup artist
Tracey Levy	....	makeup artist: Mr. Kutcher
Tania Ribalow	....	makeup department head
Mary Anne Spano	....	makeup artist
Lona Vigi	....	hair stylist: Ms. Cameron Diaz

Production Management
John A. Machione	....	unit production manager
Judy Richter	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph Aspromonti	....	additional second assistant director
Rosie Heeter	....	location assistant director (credit only)
Joshua Lucido	....	dga trainee
Eddie Micallef	....	second assistant director
Justin Ritson	....	second second assistant director
Glen Trotiner	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Gary Cergol	....	graphic artist
Brandon Cook	....	props
Jennifer De Fouchier	....	art department production assistant
Cosmas A. Demetriou	....	assistant art director
Ruth DiPasquale	....	property master
Timothy Feimster	....	set dresser
Steven Glazman	....	storyboard artist
Apache Gonzalez	....	set dresser
Adam Goodnoff-Cernese	....	on-set dresser
Bruce Lee Gross	....	leadman
Edward A. Ioffreda	....	graphic artist
Connor Jones	....	art department production assistant
John Kasarda	....	assistant art director
Nora Kasarda	....	art department coordinator
Marion Kolsby	....	assistant art director
Jennifer Alex Nickason	....	assistant set decorator
Eric Pastore	....	set dresser
Joseph S. Patire	....	construction coordinator
Jennifer Santucci	....	set dresser
Grant Shaffer	....	storyboard artist
Karl Shefelman	....	storyboard artist
James Smagge	....	art department production assistant: Las Vegas
Michelle Stella	....	clearances: Las Vegas
James Whelan	....	set dresser
Sophia Vasilakis	....	scenic shop manager (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Smokey Cloud	....	assistant sound editor
Gloria D'Alessandro	....	adr editor
Dawn Fintor	....	foley artist
David Giammarco	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Gomillion	....	sound recordist
Galen Goodpaster	....	first assistant sound editor
David Grimaldi	....	sound effects editor
Mildred Iatrou	....	supervising adr editor (as Mildred Iatrou Morgan)
Nancy MacLeod	....	sound editor
Paul Massey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chuck Michael	....	sound effects editor
John Morris	....	supervising sound editor
Christopher Newman	....	sound mixer
Beauxregard Neylon	....	adr mixer
Willard Overstreet	....	foley editor
Egor Panchenko	....	audio playback operator
Erin Michael Rettig	....	sound engineering
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer (as Charleen Steeves)
William Stein	....	re-recording engineer
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
John Stifanich	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Justin Ball	....	senior systems engineer: Brainstorm Digital
Kyle Boylen	....	digital compositor
David Carriker	....	visual effects supervisor: Modern Videofilm
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Michael Dillon	....	digital intermediate assistant producer
Aleksandar Djordjevic	....	digital compositor
Richard Friedlander	....	visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital
Noel Hooper	....	digital compositor
Ashraf Kotaal	....	digital compositor
Haydn Masuda	....	digital artist
Scott Minter	....	digital compositor
Eroc Moralls	....	visual effects artist
Stewart Pomeroy	....	digital effects artist
Eric J. Robertson	....	visual effects supervisor
Christian Severin	....	visual effects
Christa Tazzeo	....	visual effects producer: Invisible Pictures
Bryan Wengroff	....	visual effects coordinator: Brainstorm Digital
Chris 'Pinkus' Wesselman	....	digital compositor: Brainstorm Digital
Jun Zhang	....	digital compositor
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)

Stunts
Jennifer Badger	....	stunt double: Lake Bell
John Cenatiempo	....	stunts
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunt coordinator
William Cote	....	stunts
Geoffrey Dowell	....	stunts
Drew Leary	....	stunts
Samantha MacIvor	....	stunts
Ian Mclaughlin	....	lead stunt double: Ashton Kutcher
Ian Mclaughlin	....	stunt double
Kimberly Shannon Murphy	....	stunt double: Cameron Diaz
Victor Paguia	....	stunts
Kimmy Suzuki	....	stunt double
Anthony Vincent	....	stunt double: Ashton Kutcher

Camera and Electrical Department
Olga Abramson	....	additional assistant camera
K.C. Bailey	....	still photographer
James Boniece	....	key rigging grip
Paul Candrilli	....	best boy grip
Andrew Casey	....	Steadicam operator
Andrew Casey	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Andrew Cavagnet	....	additional video assist
Andrew Cheung	....	grip
Tom Cioccio	....	second assistant camera
Andy Day	....	gaffer
Doug Foote	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jamie Gallagher	....	daily generator operator
Charley Gilleran	....	rigging key grip
Quinn Grove	....	best boy grip
James Heerdegen	....	grip
Neil Holcomb	....	rigging electrician
Jeb Johenning	....	video playback operator
David Knox	....	director of photography: second unit
Dan Kubicek	....	electrician
Michael A. Leo	....	best boy rigging electric
Mitchell Andrew Lillian	....	key grip
Chris Lombardozzi	....	dimmer board operator
Kevin Lowry	....	b dolly grip
William MacGhee	....	electrician
Rick Marroquin	....	dolly grip
Lance Mayer	....	libra head technician
Niles McElroy	....	rigging electric
Michael A. McFadden	....	best boy rigging grip
Toby Miller	....	additional electrician
Steve Parrington	....	video assist operator
Antonio Ponti	....	first assistant camera
Ian Pratt	....	additional grip
Norbert F. Quiban	....	rigging electrician
Guillaume Renberg	....	remote camera operator
Eric P. Robinson	....	assistant camera
Darren Ryan	....	key video assist
Michael J. Schwartz	....	best boy
Steven Search	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Lois J. Drabkin	....	casting associate
Jorina King	....	extras casting
Mari Klasna	....	extras casting assistant
Leeba Zakharov	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Meghan Corea	....	costume assistant
Zoe Friedman	....	additional wardrobe assistant
Yulia Gershenzon	....	costumer: Cameron Diaz
Rhonney Greene	....	set costumer
Cheryl Kilbourne-Kimpton	....	wardrobe supervisor
Monique Long	....	assistant to costume designer
Vern Malone	....	set costumer
Carmia Marshall	....	costumer
Winsome G. McKoy	....	set costumer
Kathy Oberlin	....	costume supervisor
Brianna Patterson	....	costume coordinator
Elizabeth Shelton	....	assistant costume designer
Paul Sinnott	....	wardrobe assistant
Lisa Thoreson	....	additional wardrobe assistant
Adam Watt	....	costume assistant
Rose Wells	....	key costumer
Jeffrey Wirsing	....	costume ager/dyer

Editorial Department
Gordon Antell	....	first assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Rick Derby	....	first assistant editor
Angela Gerardo	....	post-production coordinator
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Amy Pawlowski	....	digital intermediate editor
Richie Roefaro	....	colorist assistant
Andrew Thompson	....	assistant editor
Ken Van Deest	....	digital preview colorist
Adam M. Weber	....	editorial production assistant
Robert Wedge	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Deva Anderson	....	music supervisor
Dan DiPrima	....	music editor
Mark Graham	....	music preparation
Kevin Kliesch	....	orchestrator
Jake Monaco	....	additional orchestrator
Jake Monaco	....	score coordinator
Mike Nowak	....	conductor
Delphine Robertson	....	music coordinator
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Michael T. Ryan	....	temp music editor (as Michael Ryan)
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Casey Stone	....	music scoring mixer
Casey Stone	....	score recordist
Joseph Trapanese	....	additional orchestrator
Terry Wilson	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Lyle Christensen	....	shotmaker driver
Robert Foster Jr.	....	driver: honeywagon
Roger Wooge	....	driver

Other crew
Tanya Adusumilli	....	set production assistant: Las Vegas (as Tania Mills)
Peter Anders	....	caterer
Michael Anthony	....	location manager
Monica Barraza	....	assistant production coordinator
Kathleen Beall	....	location scout
Patrick Bevilacqua	....	production assistant: first team
Catherine Burt	....	assistant: Ms. Diaz
Christy Busby	....	set production assistant
Myo Campbell	....	production assistant
Caity Chapman	....	production assistant
Robin Citrin	....	location manager
Nicola Coetzer	....	set production assistant
Amy Cohn	....	unit publicist
Pierre M. Coleman	....	production secretary: Las Vegas
Luke Crawford	....	production assistant
Grant Cross	....	additional set production assistant: Las Vegas
Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield	....	production accountant
Connor Driscoll	....	production assistant
Patrick Eaton	....	production assistant
Tim Elliott	....	assistant to director
Rebecca Feldman	....	first assistant accountant
Jason Fesel	....	set production assistant
Adrienne Florence	....	assistant: Michael Aguilar
Ellen Gannon	....	production coordinator
Jennifer Gaston-Gates	....	second assistant accountant
Trish Gray	....	location scout
Amanda Greenblatt	....	assistant: Mr. Caracciolo
Mazen Hassan	....	assistant: Mr. Levy
Marie Healy	....	key assistant location manager- Las Vegas
Omar Hernandez	....	production assistant
Matthew Hertzberg	....	location assistant
David Hickey	....	payroll accountant
Natalie Jones	....	set production assistant
Kaelan Kelly-Sordelet	....	director assistant
Nelson Khoury	....	assistant location manager
Jennifer Klatt	....	first assistant accountant- Las Vegas
Stephen Krill	....	office production assistant
Eric LaFranchi	....	production assistant
Lindsey Lefkow	....	production secretary
James Lemus	....	craft service
Phillip Leung	....	production assistant
Rebecca Lindsey	....	additional set production assistant
Gilana Lobel	....	assistant: Michael Aguilar
Robert Lopez	....	key production assistant
Anthony Lote	....	production assistant
Jesse Lutz	....	assistant: Ms. Diaz
Lindsey Magee	....	location coordinator
Todd A. Marks	....	computer/video playback supervisor
Bryan Mitchell	....	production assistant
Gustavo Moya	....	production assistant
Karyn Murphy	....	assistant: Mr. Kutcher
Bara Pavlickova	....	location assistant
Kenneth Pelletier	....	title designer: main title sequence
Camilla Plummer	....	payroll accountant
Henry Previl	....	chef
Peter Sabat	....	production coordinator
Georg Schmithüsen	....	assistant location manager
Joshua Shull	....	assistant location manager
Nate Shull	....	location assistant
Susan Silas	....	location scout
Greg Staley	....	set production assistant
Trevor Tavares	....	set production assistant: Las Vegas
Bernadette Valer	....	production assistant
Brenda Yoo	....	second assistant accountant
Jeremy Weinstein	....	title designer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (presents) (as Twentieth Century Fox)
• Regency Enterprises (presents)
• 21 Laps Entertainment (as 21 Laps)
• Dune Entertainment III (in association with)
• Mosaic Media Group
• Penn Station Entertainment

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Australia (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Malaysia) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S. (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Gativideo (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2008) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Brainstorm Digital
• Invisible Pictures (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• EFilm  digital intermediate facility
• Gotham Sound  walkies provided by
• Henry's International Cuisine  catering
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as Joann Kane Music Service)
• Linwood Studios  music mixing facility
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios, The  music recording facility
• Picture Mill, The  titles
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Sony Pictures Stock Footage  stock footage
• Soundtrack  ADR facility

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual and crude content, and language,including a drug reference.

Runtime:

99 min | 101 min (extended edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Serbo-Croatian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

UK:12A | Ireland:15A | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:6 | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/12 | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44208) | Argentina:Atp | South Africa:10M | Germany:6 | Denmark:7 | Norway:7 | Sweden:Btl | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | France:U | Hong Kong:IIA | Australia:M | Spain:T | Brazil:12 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Jack and Joy first tell each other why they're in Vegas, the ice in Joy's drink refills and empties depending on the camera angle.

Quotes:

Hater: This is my lesbian sister. Tell them about your softball team, tell them about your team.

Movie Connections:

References Cloverfield (2008)

Soundtrack:

Can I Get Get

You have to care and not care

A lazy young man who's just been fired by his own father and an uptight financial sector striver just dumped by her boyfriend go to Las Vegas with pals to forget and, meeting, get married in a night of drunken carousing and diminished rationality. Then he wins $3 million on a slot machine with her quarter and they wind up in court fighting over an annulment and the right to the three million. The judge dislikes them both equally and sentences them to remain married and cohabit for six months and prove they're working to get along. A series of domestic plots and battles follows as each tries to outsmart the other to win in court and get all the money. They end up liking each other.

I know the reviewers are right to trash this movie, but they're missing something essential that would raise the audience rating a good many points above the critics' if they fail to note one thing that is the main reason why most of us go to see it. 'What Happens in Vegas' has not only the trappings of a big, expensive Hollywood comedy, the bright colors and nice sets, but two big glamorous stars, and they are not humiliated by being here, because they do look very good, and mismatch or not, look good together too.

Yes, the script is lousy. The setups and jokes are lame and clichéd and sometimes crass, tasteless, and adolescent. The arc is predictable. The progression isn't particularly interesting or even logical. The individual scenes consequently aren't ever pitched to be very funny and the dialog never surprises you either. But that very lack of high pitched comedy can be a plus if you find Cameron amazing and cool and Ashton gorgeous and appealing. The absence of a high laugh level such as the Apatow comedies occasionally achieve means they get to act more like people; they can register ordinary expressions instead of mere comic mugging and you get to look at them, which is one good and durable reason for watching this movie. And both are aging well. Ashton is big and handsome. The pretty-boy quality is fading into something more like an old time Hollywood leading man look. Cameron is sexy and elegant and looks great in a tight gown. Ashton has learned something since the staccato limitations of "That Seventies Show." He actually registers six or seven different, and recognizably human, expressions now. He's added sarcasm and meanness. He may be a people-pleaser forever, but he doesn't try as hard as he used to, nor does the good old boy personality hide a certain level of intelligence, just as the "Punk'd" bad-ass persona has never hidden an essential kindness. The one plot element that works is that he's the one of the pair who's got the emotional smarts; it is harder to believe Cameron's character is as cut off from feeling as she's supposed to be. But not too hard, because there's a hardness about her.

Yes, it is disappointing that most of the Vegas night is done in a rapid-fire montage that's more like an acid trip than an evening of heavy drinking; that nothing sexier happens; that the wedding is reduced to a final (not very successful) outtake sequence. The ending is slushy sentimental; but it is sweet. The critics' revulsion remains incomprehensible to me because 'What Happens in Vegas' leaves a good taste, if not a very strong one. I was a little bothered by the young Asian woman (a misused Michelle Krusiec) being made so stereotypically the unappealing suffering striver: that's more mean than funny. Queen Latifah is mellow as always but wasted as the marriage counselor. Director Tom Vaughan deserves little credit, but it is writer Dana Fox who is most to blame for the mediocrity of the result. Kutcher and Diaz and the others do a very good job. When you think about it, how much is the "originality" of other recent Hollywood comedies really worth? Where's the trail-blazing in '40 Year Old Virgin,' 'Super Bad,' or even the wishful-thinking 'Juno'? But no mistake about it, this movie is for fans of good-looking people in glossy movies, not smart comedy or edge. Compare this to Ashton in 'Just Married' and you'll see this role is better. For sheer mindless fun he peaked in 'Dude, Where's My Car?' Of course Cameron has a far stronger comedy--and general movie--résumé, so again Ashton's playing opposite her is not a step back but a step forward. But an attempt to analyze the plot seems futile. Its failings are too obvious to bother listing.