Blended Review

Blended


Release Date: 12th June 2014 - Australia


Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Gulfstream Pictures

Happy Madison

Karz Entertainment

RatPac/Dune Entertainment (in association with)

Distribution
Roadshow Films


Genre: Comedy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 117 minutes

Budget: $40,000,000

Box Office Gross: $128,006,208 (Worldwide)

Plot Summary

Following a disastrous blind date, single parents Lauren and Jim take their families to a family resort in Africa, where they bump into each other and are stuck sharing the same suite. During their time at the family resort, they began to see themselves through their newfound attraction.

Cast

Adam Sandler - Jim Friedman

Drew Barrymore - Lauren

Reynolds

Bella Thorne - Hilary Friedman

Emma Fuhrmann - Espn

Friedman

Braxton Beckham - Brendan

Reynolds

Alyvia Alyn Lind - Lou Friedman

Kyle Red Silverston - Tyler

Reynolds

Shaquille O'Neal - Doug

Terry Crews - Nickens

Abdoulaye N'Gom - Mfana

Kevin Nealon - Eddie

Jessica Lowe - Ginger

Zak Henri - Jake

Wendi McLendon-Covey - Jen

Dan Patrick - Dick

Allen Covert - 220 Tom (Cameo)

Jackie Sandler - Hollywood Stepmom (Cameo)

Sunny Sandler - Wall Street Stepdaughter (Cameo)

Sadie Sandler - Little League Announcer (Cameo)

Judith Sandler - Little League Announcer's Grandma (Cameo)

Tim Herlihy - Basketball Dad (Cameo)

Jared Sandler - Cute Teenage Boy (Cameo)

Ron Moran - Baseball Dad

Michael Buscemi - Baseball Dad

Alexis Arquette - Georgina (Cameo)

Dale Steyn - Himself

Crew

Director - Frank Coraci

Writers - Ivan Menchell and Clare Sera
Executive Producers - Barry Bernardi,

Allen Covert, Tim Herlihy, Steve Koren,

Steven Mnuchin, James Packer and

Josie Rosen

Producers - Jack Giarraputo, Mike Karz
and Adam Sandler
Co-Producers - Bryan Brucks,

Kevin Grady and Aimee Keen

Animal Trainer - Steve Berens
Production Designer - Perry Andelin Blake
Art Director: Georgia Unit - Alan Au
Art Director: South Africa Unit - Andrew Orlando

Assistant Art Director: South Africa Unit -

Guy Potgieter
Set Decorator: Georgia Unit - Karen O'Hara

Set Decorator: South Africa Unit - Andrew McCarthy

Property Master: Georgia Unit - Timothy S. Wiles

Costume Designer - Christine Wada

Director of Photography - Julio Macat

"B" First Assistant Camera: Georgia Unit -

Clyde E. Bryan

Stunt Coordinator - Grant Hulley

Assistant Stunt Coordinator - Johann Spilhaus

Special Effects Coordinator: Georgia Unit -

Bob Shelley
Special Effects Coordinator: South Africa Unit -

John Smith
Visual Effects Supervisor - Peter G. Travers
Visual Effects Supervisor: Blackginger -

Hilton Treves

Editor - Tom Costain

Supervising Sound Editor - Elmo Weber

Re-Recording Mixers - Tateum Kohut

and Greg Orloff

Foley Artists - Catherine Harper,

Gregg Barbanell and Jeffrey Wilhoit

Music - Rupert-Gregson Williams

Music Supervisors - Kevin Grady

and Brooks Arthur

Vocal Arrangements - Lebo M.

Review

Adam Sandler has had a few disenchantments in his career and is slowly losing popularity. His career started to spiral downward, beginning with Jack and Jill. However, sources might say that the spiral had begun in the 2000s. Every year, he releases another film that people are anxious to see, and then once, it underperforms at the box office or becomes the subject of critical negativity. Fortunately, he brought us BLENDED with much-needed fun and smartly written humour. Co-starred with actress Drew Barrymore, the two have long collaborated in three romantic comedies, including The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates. However, it appears that Sandler and Barrymore are yet to lose their winning streak of successful rom-com (romantic comedy) accomplishments with this movie.

The movie had some truly incredible moments, emotion, tenderness and humour. Sandler hasn't established this warmhearted feeling like this, which, unlike Click, the other is more of a dramatic comedy and only brings tears to our eyes. There's the display of great acting and unusual chemistry performed by Sandler and Barrymore. Even the supporting cast was top-notch in BLENDED, including the hilarious Terry Crews, who appears in almost every scene he passes through and steals the show.

You'll never miss BLENDED despite not doing well at the box office. I'm giving this simplistic feature a seal of approval. I recommend it to people who have yet to see it.

Star rating: (8/10) Very Good Movie

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