Rating of
2/4
Not As Horrible As Most People Say
Franz Patrick - wrote on 08/14/08
It’s not as bad as critics and most audiences claim it is. I think this is one of those movies that became a victim of group think. Don’t get me wrong–it did have forced humour (that either worked or didn’t) and characters making stupid decisions right after another–but none of it is meant to be taken seriously. Since I saw this movie via Netflix, I think I would have been a lot less figiving if I had seen this in theaters because it is not worth the ten dollars. I did enjoy the way Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher’s characters would torture each other. As much as I would like to believe that people like them do not exist, they do. I learned to accept that fact and pretended that I was watching those kind of people interact with each other while watching this film. I thought Diaz and Kutcher did eventually had some sort chemistry, especially toward the end, so I somewhat bought the whole romantic notion… even if it was a bit too forced. The side characters made me laugh at times and I appreciated the movie’s energetic tone. It’s not the greatest movie in the world but it’s not the worst either. Compared to “The Heartbreak Kid,” “What Happens in Vegas” is a masterpiece.
