As I have said in most of the reviews for the Adam Sandler movies, I am not a huge fan of him but I enjoy most of his movies because they are very funny. THE WEEK OF has a paltry 5,1 and many negative reviews including one of a certain friend of mine, so I was a bit afraid of watching but you might know... last December I finally saw it and while I didn't loved it I found it funny in some spots.
Kirby Cortice (Chris Rock) is a rich doctor. Kenny Lustig (Sandler) is a construction worker rich as well. When their respective daughters Sarah and Tyler are about to marry Kenny insists on paying everything by himself but in the week before the wedding lots of problems arise: for impressing Kirby, Kenny makes the room of the hotel where the ceremony has to be held made over but this causes damages in the other rooms and he has no other choice than let Kirby's family stay at his home already crowded by his family. After lots of issues involving the Mayor the party is done and just when Kirby and Kenny are held while seated on two chairs a sprinkler starts sprinkling water on electronics in the hall and causes a fire, and then the wedding ceremony is held at Kenny's house and he agrees with Kirby that he should pay everything for the big holiday for both families.
I agree that it's a bit too loud but some moments made me genuinely laugh: Seymour mistaken for a WWII veteran when he actually lost his legs to diabetes (and then thrown in the colorful balls pool), the bats thrown in the Mayor's chimney, and the aforementioned fire were the movie's pluses. Sandler and Rock are a perfect match for each other, and the supporting cast is often funny.
Not among Adam Sandler's best movies but still worth a watch for just some laughs here and there.
