Movie #292 - I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007 - Rated R - 1 hr 55 min
Director: Dennis Dugan
Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel, Dan Aykroyd, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Allen Covert, Rachel Dratch, Richard Chamberlain

Okie dokie, folks.  The premise of this movie intrigued me. Not because I thought it would be good. Or even a revolutionary film for the gay community.  It's not that, although it has the good intentions to be.  It's really just an awkward comedy about two guys who do what they have to do for each other.  Although Adam Sandler resists as much as possible.

Still, watching these two overweight middle-aged guys embrace a same-sex "relationship" is inspiring while it's disturbing.  (Not disturbing because of the gay thing, just because it's Kevin James and Adam Sandler...) Friends got your back. And what they do - even if it is illegal - inspires those who are gay in the community to step forward and live openly.  Good things come from this trainwreck, so it's not all bad.

Movie #268 - Hitch

Hitch
2005 - Rated PG-13 - 1 hr 58 min
Director: Andy Tennant
Starring: Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James, Amber Valletta, Julie Ann Emery, Adam Arkin, Michael Rapaport

Time for a campy rom-com, folks!  I don't hate this movie, but it's not as "laugh out loud funny" as the DVD box says it is.  Will Smith is good as the suave confidence-inspiring "Date Doctor." And at least he does stick to his principles throughout the movie, so women never have to hate him.

Eva Mendes is the big shot reporter, but I'm not sure she really does that well in this role.  She looks fantastic all the time and her witty reparte passes inspection, but she doesn't seem rght somehow.  But Kevin James is priceless, so that makes up for it.

The name Alex Hitchens, aka "Hitch" is kinda corny.  Drives me nuts, actually.  Someone thinks they're clever, don't they?  And the plot's predictable. Cookie cutter romantic comedy, with little more to offer.  If you're a Will Smith fan, see it.  If you're addicted to rom-coms, see it.  But otherwise, this is probably one you can skip.