Not anything new, nothing really special, but decent performances, nice story (telling),everything a feel good movie (=comedy) kind of has to have!
The main selling point for this, are the two main actors. Ashton and Cameron play opposite characters, which of course draws a lot of potential fun into the script. While you might feel, that one of the two might be the person who is right in the argument their having, this is not the point (as it isn't where this all leads to, you have that figured out, before the movie starts). It's about having a silly fun time. Let loose and enjoy even the ridiculous moments. Not because the actors had fun doing the movie (that fact is not helping you having fun now does it?),but because the movie delivers exactly what it promises. Nothing more, but certainly nothing less either!
What Happens in Vegas
2008
Action / Comedy / Romance
What Happens in Vegas
2008
Action / Comedy / Romance
Keywords: weddinghotelromantic comedyrivalrycasino
Plot summary
Set in Sin City, story revolves around two people who discover they've gotten married following a night of debauchery, with one of them winning a huge jackpot after playing the other's quarter. Unhappy pair try to undermine each other and get their hands on the money -- falling in love along the way.
Uploaded by: OTTO
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Top cast
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Decent effort
Really stupid turn destroys uninspired comedy
Joy McNally (Cameron Diaz) is a commodities trader in a relationship with Mason (Jason Sudeikis). However her surprise birthday party backfires when Mason breaks up with her. Jack Fuller (Ashton Kutcher) is constantly goofing off in the family business and his dad (Treat Williams) fires him. They both try to get away and Vegas! She's with her friend Tipper (Lake Bell),and he's with Hater (Rob Corddry). However a computer error puts the two groups in the same room. After being accused of being too uptight, she parties it up with the guys and Joy finds herself married to Jack. When they win a jackpot of $3M, the judge (Dennis Miller) orders them to stay together for 6 months.
It starts off well as a simple rom-com. Diaz and Kutcher are both perfectly fine rom-com material. Lake Bell and Rob Corddry are funny inappropriate sidekicks. Everything is going fine if somewhat uninspired. I especially like the inherit hatred of Hater by Tipper. Once the stupid judgment happens, the movie starts to crash and burn. It just gets stupider and stupider. It turns insanely annoying. Both characters are left with no salvaging likeablility. I actually wish for a murder suicide for these two characters.
Delightful Silliness
The clumsy and reckless Jack Fuller (Ashton Kutcher) is fired by his boss and father (Treat Williams) and together with his friend and unsuccessful lawyer Hater (Rob Corddry),they decide to go to Las Vegas to have a good time. Meanwhile the fiancé of the workaholic stock broker Joy McNally (Cameron Diaz) breaks up their engagement because of her lack of attitude. Her friend and bartender Tipper (Lake Bell) convinces Joy to spend a couple of days also in Las Vegas. Due to a hotel management mistake, they are lodged in the same room and later they hang around together. During the night, they get completely wasted and on the next morning, Jack and Joy find that they got married. While discussing to briefly end their wedding, Jack borrows a coin from Joy to gamble in the jackpot machine and wins three million dollars. They question in court the ownership of the money and the conservative Judge R. D. Whopper (Dennis Miller) freezes the money and sentence them to live together with Joy moving to Jack's house for six months and attending regular counseling sessions. Each one decides to make the life of the other hell on Earth to force to get out of the marriage.
"What Happens in Vegas" is silly, but one of the most delightful romantic comedies I have recently seen. There are many hilarious scenes that made me laugh a lot in my flight; the gorgeous, sexy and funny Cameron Diaz shows a wonderful chemistry with Ashton Kutcher that performs his traditional role of a goofy guy. My only remark is that it is hard to believe that a man could resist the charm of Cameron Diaz living together with her. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Jogo de Amor em Las Vegas" ("Game of Love in Las Vegas")