Just Go with It (2011)

On a weekend trip to Hawaii, a plastic surgeon convinces his loyal assistant to pose as his soon-to-be-divorced wife in order to cover up a careless lie he told to his much-younger girlfriend.

Director:

Dennis Dugan

Writers:

Allan Loeb (screenplay), Timothy Dowling (screenplay),

Stars:

Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman

5 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Sandler	...	Danny Maccabee
Jennifer Aniston	...	Katherine Murphy
Nicole Kidman	...	Devlin Adams
Nick Swardson	...	Eddie
Brooklyn Decker	...	Palmer
Bailee Madison	...	Maggie / Kiki Dee
Griffin Gluck	...	Michael / Bart
Dave Matthews	...	Ian Maxtone Jones
Kevin Nealon	...	Adon
Rachel Dratch	...	Kirsten Brant
Allen Covert	...	Soul Patch
Dan Patrick	...	Tanner Patrick
Minka Kelly	...	Joanna Damon
Jackie Sandler	...	Veruca
Rakefet Abergel	...	Patricia

Storyline

Danny (Adam Sandler) must engage Katherine (Jennifer Aniston), his faithful assistant, to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife. Danny must pretend that he is married, because he lied to his dream girl, Palmer (Brooklyn Decker) the most gorgeous woman in the world. To keep the woman he loves, covering up one lie soon turns into many lies.

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Plot Keywords:

hawaii | plastic surgeon | love | pokies | teacher | 

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Taglines:

Sometime you need a girl, to get the girl.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for frequent crude and sexual content, partial nudity, brief drug references and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 February 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Holiday in Hawaii

Filming Locations:

1000 Gayley Ave, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,628,265 (UK) (11 February 2011)

Gross:

$103,028,109 (USA) (13 May 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Happy Madison Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dave Matthews' character name (Ian Maxtone Davis) is a friendly nod to Ian Maxtone-Graham, The Simpsons writer/producer who co-wrote the first version of The Hanukkah Song with Adam Sandler.

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Goofs

When Devlyn claims that her husband made all his money suing the Dodgers after being hit by a foul ball. That is not legal. There is the law "Assumption of Risk" which goes into effect at baseball games. If you get hit by a ball, you are not allowed to sue because of that law. He would not have been able to sue, let alone get money from the Dodgers.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Bridesmaid: So happy you picked this dress.
Bridesmaid: So beautiful.
Bridesmaid: Isn't she...

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Connections

References Saw (2004)

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Soundtracks

"He'eia"
Traditional
Performed by Hapa (as HAPA)
Courtesy of HAPA World Music LLC

User Reviews

Just go with it

If you are looking for a highly intellectual movie, forget it. This is a simple movie with a simple story line and simple jokes. However, if you like to go to the movies just to break the routine, to have some laughs, and to change your mind, this is an excellent movie. Most highly critical people looking for perfection will give this movie a bad review, no doubt. People who gave an 8 to True Grit will not appreciate this movie...

Acting is excellent. Jennifer Aniston is perfect in that role; this is her best performance in a movie so far, except maybe for Marley and Me. Adam Sandler is much more natural than usual. He does not have to deliver all of the stupid jokes, and has a to act his role during most of the movie. I would say this is an equivalent performance as in 50 First Dates, or even better. He is very funny (as usual), but also compassionate and lovable. Nick Swardson is the clown of the movie, which allows Sandler to act more and leave some of the funny stuff to others. Swardson made me and my whole family laugh out loud during many parts of the movie. In fact, it had been a long time since I heard my two teenagers laugh so much and so loudly during a movie.

The two kids are really good supporting actors. They bring a lot to the movie. They make the situation more complicated a few times in unexpected ways. Bailee Madison is very impressive. We will see her again and often.

The normal cast of Happy Madisson movies are all there for their usual 2 minutes and all bring their own laugh. One of them made me swallow water in my lungs! He is good! I will let you guess which one.

All and all, we left very satisfied and happy we had this family night, even the teenagers. No frustration like we had in True Grit and no disappointment like we had in Sanctum. This was better than expected and worth its money. Just sit down and "Go with it!".