What Happens in Vegas (Widescreen Edition)
by Tom Vaughan
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Actor: Ashton Kutcher, Cameron Diaz, Jason Sudeikis, Lake Bell, Rob CorddryDirector: Tom Vaughan
Brand: Fox
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 99 minutes
Published: 2008-08-01
DVD Release Date: 2008-08-26
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of What Happens in Vegas (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: "What Happens In Vegas" Stays In My Romantic Comedy DVD Collection
Summary: 5 Stars
"What Happens In Vegas" is a very sweet, tender-hearted romantic comedy with a fairytale ending. Two socially mismatched people find the true meaning of happiness. It's not what you do for a living that makes you happy. It's who you're with, while you're doing it, that makes you happy.
Having just experienced major disappointments in life and love, Jack (Ashton Kutcher of "Just Married" and "My Boss's Daughter") and Joy (Cameron Diaz of "My Best Friend's Wedding" and "The Holiday") take their buddies and go to Sin City. They meet, party, get wasted and are married in a chapel. The next morning, both of them are regretfully thinking "annulment." That would've been the end of the fairytale if Jack hadn't won a three million dollar jackpot. Greedy boy wants it all to himself but Joy insists on splitting it because they are legally married. Next, they appear before a judge who sentences them to six months of "hard marriage" before he will grant them a divorce. Meanwhile, each one tries to drive the other crazy in hopes that they will beg for a quick divorce and forfeit their share of the loot.
Talk about chemistry. Kutcher and Diaz are like hydrogen and oxygen. By themselves, their characters are dangerous; together they create life-giving water. They are incredibly adorable and funny. These two popular and extremely talented actors looked as though they had a great time making this film. How I envy them. In fact, everyone (leads and supporting cast) looked as though they were having fun. It is the type of movie that will make you forget your worries for a couple of hours.
"What Happens In Vegas" is one of the best romantic comedies I've seen thus far this year. It is highly recommended for fans of romantic comedies and fans of Diaz and Kutcher. It reminded me much of "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" - another one of my favorites. Also recommended is "27 Dresses," "The Wedding Planner," "Maid in Manhattan," and "While You Were Sleeping."
Summary of What Happens in Vegas (Widescreen Edition)
After the wildest party night of their lives, two mismatched strangers, Jack (Ashton Kutcher) and Joy (Cameron Diaz), wake up in Vegas to discover they not only got lucky ?" they got married! The road to annulment takes a hilarious turn after Jack wins a three-million-dollar jackpot while playing Joy??s quarter and a no-nonsense judge (Dennis Miller) sentences them to six months ??hard marriage.? What follows is an all-out war of the sexes as Jack and Joy go to outrageous lengths to try and cheat each other out of the money. But in the end, they may learn that when you gamble on love, you just might win, against all odds!What Happens in Vegas is a comedy waiting to happen. It takes an old premise (drunk strangers regretting their decision to get married in Las Vegas) and adds in a dilemma (a $3 million slot machine win) that could've been easily resolved. But then again, there would've been no movie if the unhappily wedded couple figured out that splitting the money in half and getting their marriage annulled would've been quick and effective. Cameron Diaz plays uptight clean-freak Joy, who has just been dumped by her fiance. Ashton Kutcher is Jack, a slacker furniture maker who has been fired--by his own dad. Each goes to Vegas to let off some steam. And while they have nothing in common (except being exceptionally good looking) they make out, get married, and fight over the money Jack wins with Joy's quarter. Instead of letting the couple get divorced, a judge sentences the odd couple to half a year of marriage. What happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas, but extends into New York where Jack and Joy live. Both actors have fared well in comedies, especially Diaz in My Best Friend's Wedding. And while Kutcher still has to live down Dude, Where's My Car?, he showed a lot of comedic flair and charm in A Lot Like Love. But the two face an uphill battle here with inane dialogue and a premise that not only is unbelievable, but unlikeable. The two are so incompatible (and immature) they can't even control bathroom time and, in Jack's case, his bladder. --Jae-Ha Kim
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