Successful plastic surgeon Danny (Adam Sandler) has found the perfect way of picking up pretty women without having his heart broken: he tells them that he is married to an abusive woman. He wears a gold band to complete the touch, and he is more than happy with the results. But one day he meets his dream woman, Palmer (Brooklyn Decker).
This 20-something gorgeous math teacher is fun, nice and sexy. And she also falls for him. But when she dumps him because he “is married”, Danny goes to his assistant/best friend Katherine (Jennifer Aniston) for help. She tells him to tell Palmer that he is getting divorced. This wins Palmer over, but she insists on meeting this soon-to-be ex-wife. So Danny makes up an ex-wife, and enlists Katherine’s help to pretend to be her. Katherine plays the part of the annoying yet stunning wife perfectly…until her kids call.
Now Palmer thinks that there are children involved and she wants to meet them too. Single mother Katherine has no choice but lend her children to Denny. Just when Danny thinks he has succeeded, Katherine’s little boy blackmails him into taking all of them to Hawaii for vacation. Things get even more ridiculous when Danny’s obnoxious cousin (Nick Swardson) shows up, pretending to be Katherine’s German lover.
So can Danny handle two very smart kids, his girlfriend, his cousin and well his emerging feelings for Katherine? Oh, add Katherine’s college nemesis Devlin (Nicole Kidman) and her equally competitive husband (Dave Matthews) to the equation and we are all in for a riot…
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Just Go With It is a highly entertaining romantic comedy. Sure, it is very typical in many aspects. Of course you know who Danny will end up with. Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston are their typical romantic comedy selves. But, hey- you knew all this already from the trailer. If you are looking for a different film that will reinvent the wheel, this is not for you. And while the film is mostly a comedy, it is not hilarious. It doesn’t often make you laugh out loud. But it makes you smile, grin, cringe and have fun. It is also a lot of fun to see the front man of Dave Matthews band – Dave Matthews – act, and it is even better to have Nicole Kidman play the highly irritating arch nemesis named Devlin.
I really love Hawaii and its resorts, so the scenery is just lovely. Aniston’s make over scenes are also a lot of fun. Oh and the kids are adorably smart and manipulative.
All in all, it is very watchable and very cute.
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