A movie review by:
Andrew Vigeant
How far would you go for a friend? Two normal, straight, guys are best friends and are Brooklyn firefighters. One, Larry Valentine(Kevin James), was married, and has two kids. The other, Chuck Levine(Adam Sandler), is a major pimp in Brooklyn, and gets all the ladies. Chuck nearly gets seriously injured while in a burned down building, but Larry saves him. It's then that Larry realizes if anything happens to him his two kids will suffer. He then tries to apply for benefits. Their is only one problem. He's not married. He devises a plan with his friend Chuck to pretend they are gay, so his kids won't get screwed over.
I went to see this movie with a friend awhile back around the time when it first was out in theaters. Actually I think about a week after it was out or so. She liked it too, my friend, and actually tried singing some of the songs in the movie. Yes, of course, I mocked her and made fun of her haha.
Adam Sandler(Chuck Levine) I think Adam excels in comedies especially because their is just something about him that screams out funny. In this movie he doesn't disappoint you. He does his role perfectly, and Kevin and him seem to have such a great "feel" for each other on screen and possibly off screen. He also has come along way in his career, and his acting has continued to get better and better. Some critics say he can't play in a film that's categorized under comedy, but why should he bother playing in another genre when he's one of the best in comedy? Stick to what you do best. Kevin James(Larry Valentine) I was unsure whether Kevin would be as funny as he was on his T.V. show "King of Queens". He was even funnier. His preformance is the biggest surprise because from the trailers it looked like Sandler and him would clash. Only that Sandler would excel and James be left in the dust. That's not the case because James is right up their with Sandler in this film. Jessica Biel(Alex McDonough) is not only as attractive as always, but still has her "touch" with her acting career. I thought this movie might be a downfall in her career, but it wasn't the case. Even when she's in bad films such as "Blade: Trinity" she still excels, and actually made that movie in particular worth watching. Dan Aykroyd(Captain Phineas J. Tucker) has an eerie presence about him that was a little odd. He has a big secret, and it's found out halfway through the movie. He gives it away though so obviously, but at least he was not so sucky right? Ving Rhames(Fred G. Duncan) is one of my most hated actors in the world. He can't preform if his life depended on it, and this movie is no different. When he's on screen you groan, and when he's not you'll be happy. He shouldn't have been cast as Captain, but maybe one of the other firefighters.
If you love to laugh you'll especially love this movie because Sandler and James keep you laughing nearly non-stop. You add that with the stunning Jessica Biel, and you definitely will have a worth-while movie even if the plot is lame. Even if you don't love to laugh you'll still laugh in this one though. Just don't be one of those people who is "offended" by this movie. I HATE that person with a passion. The only drawback about this film is that it just doesn't have that one scene or moment in it that really pushes it past being a good film rather than a great one. Overall I definitely recommend this film to everyone.
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