"You know, I gotta say, last night, with the coconut in the ass, kind of a red flag." Sweet, and (surprisingly) charming romantic comedy, Just Go with It is a remake of the 1969 film Cactus Flower (which I have yet to see). Simply put, plastic surgeon Danny Maccabee (Adam Sandler, naturally) wants to woo totally gorgeous math teacher Palmer Dodge (played by one of my favorite supermodels, the voluptuous Brooklyn Decker), so he asks his assistant, divorced mother of two Katherine Murphy (Jennifer Aniston) to pose as his soon-to-be ex-wife (and her kids to pose as his kids) after Dodge discovers his wedding ring (a holdover from a cancelled marriage many years earlier). The plot really kicks off after the group (accompanied by Danny's cousin Eddie, posing as Murphy's lover) head to Hawaii for a vacation, leading to all sorts of mayhem (albeit a slightly more subtle mayhem than one would normally find in an Adam Sandler film), as everyone attempts to avoid blowing their cover. Surprisingly good, I really think this movie is a lot better than the (professional) critics have given it credit for (I personally think Adam Sandler is a good actor, albeit one who is always cast in average movies). Great fun, this seems like a good movie for date night.
Rating: 75/100
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