What Happens in Vegas Movie Review

What Happens in Vegas, usually stays in Vegas, or at least its supposed to.

That is not exactly how things play out in the romantic comedy staring Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz.

The movie starts out showing us the pitiful life of Jack (Kutcher) and how he works in a wood working shop for his father. Least to say Jack is a very big slacker and its very evident in everything he does. A lack of commitment and finishing the job has stricken him throughout his life. This leads to his father firing him from the family business.

On the other side of town, we see a socialite in Joy, who we find out is not all to joyful inside. Joy is the people pleaser we all know and love, but the down side is that she is so busy pleasing others she is oblivious to whats going on around her. As a rising star on the stock exchange to a fiance to a well groomed man, she seems to have it all together. It’s not always what it seems.

We follow these two separate stories through a few drunken laughs, shoulder crying and then eventually to Vegas where they meet as their unfortunate circumstances draw them to Sin City.

The film/laughs really start when they get to Vegas. Arriving total strangers with a subsequent wingman or lady, they do as most of us would and check into a Hotel. By an error on the Manager’s part, they are booked into the same room. This is when the comedy kicks in, well sort of.

The film is a comedy at heart but I expected more from Kutcher and Diaz to pull it together. The overall feel of the film and its advertising was that it would be a very funny, laugh out loud type of film. I will let you decide on that one, but for me it was so so throughout.

The acting brought us a “seen before” feel to the movie, making me recall movies like “How to loose a guy in 10 days”, “You, Me and Dupree” and others. A movie idea that really has been done and done and done before. The sad main character, the helpful friend, the trip to get away - its been done!

Overall I would say the chemistry between the two was or felt real but the movie didn’t really deliver on what I thought it would. Yes it has its cute moments, the funny parts, the “hate humor” etc but something was missing I have yet to figure out. And yes Diaz is in her underpants and bra multiple times! This does add a little to the audience viewing pleasure.

I would suggest that most folks wait for a DVD of this movie, but if you enjoy the common chick flicks with good looking actors, than this is your ticket.

[imdb]1033643[/imdb] Rating: