Review of Grown Ups 2 (2013) by Serotam — 13 Dec 2016

Grownups 2 I thought was the surprise comedy hit for 2013 or at least that summer. This movie may have had little direction or an unconventional / unorthodox style plot but I still thought the writers, director and actors pulled it off. Some may feel as though it was a bummer that Rob Schneider was unable to reprise his role due to scheduling conflicts with another project and that the other lead role characters, (meaning Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock and David Spade), were not exactly the same fit as the first movie so to speak since they were missing an arguably major character but I still enjoyed this sequel, (Adam Sandler's first ever), at least as much as the first. The movie even appeared to have all the supporting cast from the first movie including Salma Hayek as Roxanne Chase-Feder, Maya Rudolph as Deanne McKenzie, Mario Bello as Sally Lamonsoff, Steve Buscemi as Wiley, Colin Quinn as Dickie Bailey, Tim Meadows as Malcolm, Jake Goldberg as Greg Feder, Cameron Boyce as Keithie Feder, Alexys Nycole Sanchez as Becky Feder, Ada-Nicole Sanger as Donna Lamonsoff, Frank and Morgan Gingerich as Bean Lamonsoff, Nadji Jeter as Andre McKenzie, and China Anne McClain as Charlotte McKenzie. Other famous faces like Jon Lovitz, Shaquille O'neal, Peter Dante and Allen Covert, (known for many other Adam Sandler projects), Andy Samberg, Jackie, Sadie and Sunny Sandler and even the Director Dennis Dugan and Steve Austin from professional wrestling appear as well.

The movie has little, (if not nothing) to do with the plot of the first movie but is still exceptionally funny in it's own right in my opinion. Multiple characters in the movie have new and/or old bully issues along with other problems around town including "frat boys" but manage to come out on top with one arguably classic comedy brawl towards the end of the movie which by no means should overshadow anything else prior to this unforgettable scene.

This was the most I've laughed during one movie since the last time I saw the movie Elf and that says a lot since Will Farrell is another mega star from Saturday Night Live, (and I'm sure is also missed by those fans as well.) If you're not ready to compare this to the first movie and don't mind the humor behind jiggling boobies, "burp snarts", awkward dance recitals and a battle royal fit for a PG-13 movie, this should be for you and maybe many more too.