SYNOPSIS: Two strangers awaken together to discover they've gotten married following a night of debauchery in Sin City, and one of them has won a huge jackpot after playing the other's quarter. The newlyweds devise ever-escalating schemes to undermine each other and get their hands on the money - only to find themselves falling in love amid the mutual backstabbing.

REVIEW: It was only a matter of time before someone got the bright idea to use this modern catch phrase as the title of a movie and base a story around it. So you might wonder what came first the chicken (the story) or the egg (the title). In either case the movie was funny and entertaining. It is both a chick flick and a comedy. The icing on the cake is that the two main stars, Cameron Diaz as Joy McNally and Ashton Kutcher as Jack Fuller, are very attractive and help distract the viewer from noticing some of the movie’s flaws. I’ll also throw in a Lake Bell as Tipper, Joy’s best friend, as another distraction. I’m sorry but these two actresses are just gorgeous. For those of you attracted to the male gender, Ashton will not disappoint you. Actually, Vegas doesn’t really play as large a role in the story as you would imagine. It’s the consequences of what happened in Vegas that really entertains and where the story really picks up.

The cinematography aspects of the movie can be summed up with two words, I mean cities: New York and Vegas. The film makes standard use of two of this country’s more popular cities. It also makes standard use of a typical and predictable plot that is luckily spiced up by Cameron and Ashton. They do bring some really hilarious moments, some pretty gross ones too, funny one-liners, and pretty nice chemistry. They do a great job of demonstrating marriage to the extreme. They are willing to do anything to get the upper hand. Some of the supporting cast showed off their talent as well. Not only is Lake Bell attractive, she’s pretty funny as well. If Joy’s best friend is funny, you know that Jack’s best friend, Hater (Rob Corddry), has got to be right up there also and he is. Rob had some awesome moments in the movie. Another one of my favorite supporting actors in this comedy was Dennis Miller as Judge Whopper. He has incredible line delivery. Speaking of Whopper, some of these character names are comical on their own. Along with Whopper, there is Hater, Tipper, Banger (Dennis Farina), and Dr. Twitchell (Queen Latifah). Yes, all very common names indeed.

The movie was enjoyable, but it might not be a first choice when going to the theater these days unless you don’t like superhero movies or movies based on cartoon classics. I for one left with a smile on my face. Director Tom Vaughan did a decent job but a lot of credit has to go to the cast. If you are a fan of any of them, it might be “worth the watch”.
 

Review By Cine Marcos 
cinemarcos@smartcine.com

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