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I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY

With Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel, Dan Aykroyd, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Rob Schneider

Directed by Dennis Dugan

This must be one of the dumber Sandler vehicles to date – OK, they’re all pretty dumb, but occasionally he hits a charming one like
The Wedding Singer (or gets involved with a rare gem like P.T. Anderson’s Punch Drunk Love). In this case two firemen pretend to be a gay couple and have to get married. The reason for this is Larry (a single father) fears that if something happens to him in his dangerous line of work, his kids won’t be taken care for - so the domestic partnership benefits will provide for them. And having saved Chuck’s life, he him and can’t refuse – but he goes into it with less than enthusiasm. Chuck is a total womanizer and suddenly has to act like he is in love with his fat hairy pal. A sneaky government official tries to bust their charade, while Chuck falls for their hot lawyer. Naturally this leads to many bad taste jokes and stupid situations, with an unconvincing moral tagged on.
I’m sure most gay people and firemen will find this pretty offensive – but I guess that’s what comedy has become...
Deleted scenes, outtakes, behind-the-scenes looks and interviews make up the bulk of the extra features.

2 / C
- Paul Blom



1 2 3 4 5 6
A - B
- C



6 - Volcanic
5 - Blistering
4 - Hot
3 - Smolder
2 - Room Temp.
1 - Fizzled
0 - Extinguished

A: Multiple Viewing Potential
B: Deserves Another Look
C: Once Should Suffice

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