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JUST GO WITH IT (2011)Movie Reviews
Romantic comedy about a plastic surgeon who enlists the help of his trusty assistant and her kids to woo the woman of his dreams. Cast:Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Brooklyn Decker, Bailee Madison, Nicole KidmanDirector:Dennis DuganRelease Date:February 11, 2011DVD Release:June 7, 2011From:Columbia PicturesRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 50 min
Just Go With It (2011) played to weak reviews. • David Germain wrote for the Associated Press, "...idiotic... stuffed with unpleasant narcissists saying and doing the stupidest, often cruelest things in hope of cheap laughs." • And Dana Stevens wrote for Slate, "Surely the sour, vapid, miserable world of this movie can't reflect any real human being's notion of what love or humor or good storytelling is..." More Reviews Below...
Just Go With It (2011) Positive Reviews (36 Reviews, reviews below)
David Germain, Associated Press: WEAK(cg) "...idiotic... stuffed with unpleasant narcissists saying and doing the stupidest, often cruelest things in hope of cheap laughs."(See all of David Germain's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 593 words, 02/10/11
Scott Bowles, USA Today: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...surprisingly breezy and enjoyable... Sandler and co-star Jennifer Aniston seem free to clown and their chemistry seems as genuine as any A-list mingling in years..."(See all of Scott Bowles's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 426 words, 02/11/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: POOR(cg) "...rarely funny.... Sandler stays well within the range of polite, ingratiating small-talk artists he unnecessarily limits himself to. Jennifer Aniston is alert and amused..."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 693 words, 02/10/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (12 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: FAIR "...sometimes obnoxious and occasionally quite funny... the hit-to-miss ratio is not so terrible. Which is not to say the movie is anything special."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,085 words, 02/11/11
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "...only marginally watchable thanks to Aniston and her costar, Adam Sandler.... it's depressing to watch two likable talents pushing such a blatantly empty experience."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 411 words, 02/11/11
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...more like a loose improv session, or an extended party game... If you're a Sandler film buff, the comedy is classic Sandler and will probably satisfy."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 827 words, 02/11/11
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: POOR(cg) "The film is not nice. It lacks the funny. It should be called 'Let's Not and Say We Did.' I saw it with a crowd, and the peals of silence were deafening."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 531 words, 02/11/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: POOR(cg) "...rarely funny.... Sandler stays well within the range of polite, ingratiating small-talk artists he unnecessarily limits himself to. Jennifer Aniston is alert and amused..."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 693 words, 02/10/11
Andrew Schenker, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...strung along by lowbrow jokes... not only the inevitable array of fecal jokes but mean-spirited digs at Latina nannies, fat women, and pregnant black mothers."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 222 words, 02/09/11
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: POOR(cg) "It's your basic door-slamming farce - or at least Gene Saks's film and its previous incarnations as a stage play and a French comedy were."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 422 words, 02/10/11
KEY CITIES (9 Reviews)
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: POOR(cg) "...an egregiously unfunny enterprise that seem less crafted than extruded through the great product-mill that is Hollywood at its most homogenized and soulless."(See all of Ann Hornaday's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 615 words, 02/11/11
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: MODERATE(cg) "...potty jokes, sex jokes, breast-implant jokes, bratty-kid jokes, and sheep-CPR jokes... stars Adam Sandler as a Beverly Hills lothario who pretends to be married..."(See all of Steven Rea's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 487 words, 02/11/11
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: WEAK(cg) "...overwhelmed by grating kids, unfunny sidekicks, halfhearted Sandler funny voices and a co-star who seems more fearful of smiling with each passing year."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 433 words, 02/11/11
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "It's all ridiculous, of course, but it's meant to be.... more than we might expect from Sandler lately, but it's still setting the bar awfully low."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 533 words, 02/11/11
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: WEAK(cg) " 'Cactus Flower' was a silly farce about bachelorhood and sexual liberation, with three interesting performances. This remake is almost two hours of gas."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 704 words, 02/11/11
Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: MODERATE(cg) "Sandler should know better. He's at his best when he works with a real director; he had some genuinely surprising moments in 'Funny People.' "(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 543 words, 02/11/11
Andrew Schenker, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...strung along by lowbrow jokes... not only the inevitable array of fecal jokes but mean-spirited digs at Latina nannies, fat women, and pregnant black mothers."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 222 words, 02/09/11
Josh Tyler, Cinema Blend: WEAK(cg) "...too watered down to be raunchy or angry and its premise is far too cartoonish and silly ever to tug at anyone's heart strings."(See all of Josh Tyler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,103 words, 02/11/11
Brett Michel, Boston Phoenix: WEAK(cg) "...be prepared to pick your jaw up off the floor, as I did, when another Oscar winner, Nicole Kidman, shows up playing fourth fiddle to Aniston.... vile..."(See all of Brett Michel's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 157 words, 02/17/11
Nick Schager, Slant: MODERATE(cg) "...almost enough absurdist juvenilia to help compensate for its rote narrative and the dependably dreary direction of regular Sandler collaborator Dennis Dugan."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 438 words, 02/10/11
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: POOR(cg) "It's your basic door-slamming farce - or at least Gene Saks's film and its previous incarnations as a stage play and a French comedy were."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 422 words, 02/10/11
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: POOR(cg) "...a revolting movie, and yet one that, alas, sings robustly with the tenor of the times. Real men cheat and lie and that's how they win, and if the rest don't like it..."(See all of MaryAnn Johanson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 946 words, 02/18/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (4 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: FAIR "...sometimes obnoxious and occasionally quite funny... the hit-to-miss ratio is not so terrible. Which is not to say the movie is anything special."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,085 words, 02/11/11
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...more like a loose improv session, or an extended party game... If you're a Sandler film buff, the comedy is classic Sandler and will probably satisfy."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 827 words, 02/11/11
Dana Stevens, Slate: POOR "Surely the sour, vapid, miserable world of this movie can't reflect any real human being's notion of what love or humor or good storytelling is..."(See all of Dana Stevens's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,098 words, 02/10/11
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: POOR "Sandler's particular brand of evil genius lies in taking a painfully stupid joke and pushing it so far that it sometimes transforms into its opposite..."(See all of Andrew O'Hehir's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 926 words, 02/10/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Andrew Barker, Daily Variety: WEAK "...misfires in two seemingly incompatible directions. A puerile kiddie-comedy without the anarchic energy, and a schmaltzy romantic comedy without the sweetness..."(See all of Andrew Barker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 821 words, 02/10/11
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: FAIR "...more like a loose improv session, or an extended party game... If you're a Sandler film buff, the comedy is classic Sandler and will probably satisfy."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 827 words, 02/11/11
A.O. Scott, New York Times: FAIR "...sometimes obnoxious and occasionally quite funny... the hit-to-miss ratio is not so terrible. Which is not to say the movie is anything special."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,085 words, 02/11/11
18.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Just Go With It (2011)'s reviews are separated by an average 18.0 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:Just Go With It (2011)'s reviews cover 66.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 22,251 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 618 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Just Go With It (2011) Coverage, Volume & Length (36 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 2.9 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Just Go With It (2011)'s reviews on average broke 2.9 hours before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Just Go With It (2011)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Just Go With It (2011) (36 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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