Grown Ups

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  • Grown Ups' cast of comedy vets is amiable, but they're let down by flat direction and the scattershot, lowbrow humor of a stunted script.
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    Anna Smithmetro.co.uk
    Granted, Sandler's script has one or two laughs, but it's mostly excruciating and lacks the self-mockery of, say, a Judd Apatow movie.
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    Nell MinowMovie Mom
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    Derek MalcolmLondon Evening Standard
    Despite some passable gags and a whole posse of middle-aged funnymen, Denis Dugan's comedy is about the least grown-up movie you could see.
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    Anthony QuinnIndependent (UK)
    Sandler's abysmal script cooks up a bite-sized moral for the finale. Groan ups, more like.
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    Xan BrooksGuardian
    If root canal surgery feels too childish a torment, may we direct your attention to this ghastly celebrity roast in the guise of a boisterous family comedy.
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    Tim RobeyDaily Telegraph (UK)
    Like being sat on by all your least favourite school bullies.
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    Brian EggertDeep Focus Review
    Lazy and inept as comedies get, Grown Ups features a plethora of talented stars doing very little to entertain us.
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    James CrootThe Post NZ
    Overall, Grown Ups elicits more groans than laughs.
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    Keith GarlingtonKeith & the Movies
    It’s a lame and juvenile exercise in banality...
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    Rene JordanEl Nuevo Herald (Miami)
    The irritating Grown Ups beats the record of inadequacy. [Full review in Spanish]
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