Blended- Hackneyed, a few laughs, time passes

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This movie has nothing new to offer in terms of story-line, it is pretty trite in the way it has been treated. It is one of those “feel good” chick flicks to be watched with an ice cream bucket. I wonder if Sun city had offered a free shoot to the crew of this movie, since for the most part you would feel that they were promoting Sun City as a holiday destination

The story begins with a blind date that goes really bad. Both Jim (Adam Sandler), who is widowed and  has  three daughters, and  a divorced Lauren’s(Drew Barrymore) who has two Sons have been set up by common friends who believe they will hit it off. Unfortunately there are no sparks flying since both seem to carry baggage from their past, they seem to repel each other. Well, as predictable as one can expect it to be- a bunch of coincidences occur and voila! Before you know they end up vacationing together with their families and discover how they complement each other as lovers and as parents. Well so all’s well that ends well. With Adam Sandler in the movie, it is but obvious there are a lot of crass punch lines and some slapstick comedy. So if you do like that, you can surely watch this movie for a few laughs. As for me it was an ice cream bucket day, so even a few laughs mattered and time passed

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