'The Week Of' Review- Exactly What You Expect From Adam Sandler And Chris Rock
This movie came out in 2018.
The Week Of is the latest in a string of Netflix comedy films made in a special deal with comedian, actor, and Saturday Night Live alumni Adam Sandler. The movie is directed by Robert Smigel who co-wrote it with Sandler for Happy Madison Productions.
Father of the bride Kenny Lustig (Adam Sandler) and father of the groom Dr. Kirby Cordice (Chris Rock) are gearing up for their grown children, Sarah Lustig's (Allison Strong) and Tyler Cordice’s (Roland Buck III), wedding. Kenny is trying to please everyone as the day of the wedding approaches, much to Kirby’s annoyance. The two butt heads, but are forced to work together as the big day approaches.
Kenny is trying to do everything he can to keep the family together, including letting Tyler’s entire wedding party crash at his house. He books a motel for the ceremony, which develops a bad leak. His daughter’s maid of honor is insane. His great-uncle has no legs. As disaster after disaster happens, Kirby, a wealthy surgeon, keeps offering to bail out Kenny with his cash. Soon, however, Kirby discovers he does not even know the son who is about to get married while Kenny learns not to let pride get in the way of his daughter’s big day.
While the comedy often relies too much on Sandler’s signature scatological and gross humor that is present in most of his films, the movie does produce some genuine laughs thanks to Sandler and Rock’s perfect comedic timing and chemistry.
Rock and Sandler still have plenty of chemistry left over from their SNL days. It is not their best performance for sure, but they certainly did bring some laughs. Of course, Steve Buscemi has the best role. While it small, he got laughs from me in every single scene he was in.
The rest of the cast does a good job of playing their roles. While some are better than others, they make it an imperfect, but enjoyable comedic ride about the drama surrounding weddings.
A lot of Sandler’s films have been attacked by critics for using their cheap tricks and while that is true in some cases, I genuinely enjoyed this movie. Anyone who has ever gone through a wedding can identify with the non-stop roller coaster emotionally that wedding planning can turn into. Sandler simply exaggerates this reality and makes it a romp that has you cringing, laughing, and rolling your eyes, but never bored.
Bottom line, The Week Of has some genuine laughs, and a lot of heart. Yes, it falls short on a few plot points and some of the jokes fail, but it is an enjoyable movie for a Friday evening after a week of hard work.
FAVORITE LINE: Let me bail us out of this.
PARENTAL CONCERNS: Foul language, gross humor, brief sexual content
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