Monday, July 7, 2014

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. Though, 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 Clickthe 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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