Tuesday, September 25, 2007

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

WARNING! MIGHT CONTAIN SPOILERS!

Trailer


Plot
Chuck Levine (played by Adam Sandler) and Larry Valentine (played by Kevin James) are best buddies and two of the best firefighters in New York. After a life-threatening situation in the line of duty, Larry realises that he should start taking precautions for his two children in case he dies in some firefighting mishap. However, he faces a problem around the pension system when he tries to rename his children as his beneficiaries. Facing this circumstance, Larry comes up with a crazy idea to go into domestic partnership with Chuck to beat the pension procedures. Chuck, being a playboy, is reluctant but because Larry saved his life previously, he agrees to the arrangement. They get legally married in Canada to the witness of a Japanese church minister (played by Rob Schneider) so that they can dodge fraud investigators. Going the extra mile, they also engage the services of a beautiful lawyer (played by Jessica Biel) to help in the legal details.

Review
You can almost associate an Adam Sandler movie to something that borders on sexual, racial, political and situational stereotyping. This is no exception, especially with the homosexual theme. Despite being a sensitive topic, the details are cleverly done in a way that breeds humour and avoids any direct confrontation. Credit must be given for that. Some notable scenes in the movie will include the bird's eye view of the Niagara Falls, Rob Schneider's rendition of an obviously Japanese church minister, Adam Sandler grabbing (yes, and fondling) Jessica Biel's ample breasts, and self-proclaimed gay boy Lance Bass of now defunct boyband 'N Sync singing towards the ending of the movie.

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