What Happens in Vegas (2008)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Tom Vaughan

Writer (WGA):

Dana Fox (written by)

Release Date:

9 May 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Get Lucky.

Plot:

Set in Sin City, story revolves around two people who discover they've gotten married following a night of debauchery...

Plot Keywords:

Judge | Jackpot | Bartender | Wedding | Lawyer

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Cameron Diaz	...	Joy McNally
Ashton Kutcher	...	Jack Fuller
Rob Corddry	...	Hater
Lake Bell	...	Tipper
Jason Sudeikis	...	Mason
Treat Williams	...	Jack Fuller Sr.
Deirdre O'Connell	...	Mrs. Fuller
Michelle Krusiec	...	Chong
Dennis Farina	...	Banger
Zach Galifianakis	...	Dave the Bear
Queen Latifah	...	Dr. Twitchell
Krysten Ritter	...	Kelly
Ricky Garcia	...	Fuller Closets Worker
Andrew Daly	...	Curtis
Benita Robledo	...	Maid

Also Known As:

Locura de amor en Las Vegas (Argentina) (Uruguay) (Venezuela) [es]
Abielu Vegase moodi (Estonia) [et]
Algo pasa en Las Vegas (Spain) (DVD title) [es]
Burada olan burada kalir (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Ce qui se passe à Vegas (Canada: French title) [fr]
Co sie zdarzylo w Las Vegas (Poland) [pl]
Dok nas jackpot ne rastavi (Croatia) (wide-release title) [hr]
Jack pot ston erota (Greece) [el]
Jackpot (France) [fr]
Jogo de Amor em Las Vegas (Brazil) [pt]
Love Vegas (Germany) [de]
Míg a jackpot el nem választ (Hungary) [hu]
Mejdan v Las Vegas (Czech Republic) [cs]
Notte brava a Las Vegas (Italy) [it]
Tapahtui Vegasissa (Finland) [fi]
Til Jackpot os skiller (Denmark) [da]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual and crude content, and language,including a drug reference.

Runtime:

99 min | 101 min (extended edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Serbo-Croatian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

UK:12A | Ireland:15A | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:6 | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/12 | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44208) | Argentina:Atp | South Africa:10M | Germany:6 | Norway:7 | Denmark:7 | Sweden:Btl | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | France:U | Hong Kong:IIA | Australia:M | Spain:T | Brazil:12 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | New Zealand:M | Australia:PG (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Goofs:

Continuity: After Jack's father makes the last shot to win their basketball match, the ball can be seen swishing through the hoop and bounce a couple of times, on the next wide angle shot showing his father walking away, the basketball is no where to be seen.

Quotes:

Tipper: If I could kill someone with my mind right now, it would be you.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#7.17)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Get Down on It

Typical, but still funny

When I first saw the trailer to What Happens in Vegas..., I thought it did look so predictable, but it had some really funny moments in the trailer, so I still wanted to see it. The only sad part, we have Cameron Diaz(who looks like a really good looking aging woman) and Ashton Kutcher(who still looks and acts like he's 12 years old), so we have two obnoxious actors that could have made a very disastrous film. But I saw What Happens in Vegas... yesterday and even though it was very predictable and stupid, it still had some very funny moments. I mean, Cameron and Ashton play two of the most unlikeable characters in movie history, who just bicker back and forth. The characters who win you over in the film are Rob Corddry and Lake Bell, who's fighting is actually very funny. But Aston and Cameron had some really good moments too.

Joy just got dumped by her boyfriend in front of her friends, Jack just got fired by his own father, so what's next for them? VEGAS! They happen to meet when their rooms get mixed up and end up drinking together, having a ball in Vegas, and end up accidentally marrying each other. When they come too, they realize it was a mistake, but start bickering, Joy leaves a quarter at her slot machine and Jack puts it in and wins 3 million dollars! But when it comes to the annulment, for some strange and unbelievable reason, the judge sentences them to 6 months hard marriage and freezes the money. So these two who have nothing in common battle it out, until of course they fall for each other.

What Happens in Vegas... is silly and predictable, but I do think the rating her on IMDb is a little harsh. I completely side with people who hate Cameron and Ashton, but their battle scenes together are pretty funny. Just I've seen so many worse films, this was just a fun romantic comedy to lighten the spirit of Iron Man and Speed Racer, not to mention the more action packed movies for the summer. So I'd say it's worth the look, but more of a rental vs. a high priced ticket, but just have fun, I think you'll get more than a few laughs.

5/10