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 â?" they got married! The road to annulment takes a hilarious turn after Jack wins a three-million-dollar jackpot while playing Joyâ??s quarter and a no-nonsense judge (Dennis Miller) sentences them to six months â??hard marriage.â? 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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Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Better than I thought:
I didn't have high hopes for this one other than a dopey comedy that would entertain me for an hour and a half. I think this film succeeds in many ways. It is a good comedy. Not overwhelmingly funny, but solid throughout. It uses the characters wisely. Kutcher plays a slacker who loses his job and Diaz plays a regimented wall street worker who just got dumped. They come together in Vegas and after a wild night together they find themselves married. They plan to quickly annul the marriage until a 3 million... more info
What happens in Vegas happens in my living room, too!:
Call me weird, but I like goofball romantic comedies. "What Happens in Vegas" is definitely goofball. I found it both funny and romantic. My brother would call it a chick flick and he definitely likes chick flicks and this movie. So, is it any good? I've rented it twice and enjoyed it the second time as much as the first. I like Cameron Diaz and now I like Ashton Kutcher. OK, here's the deal. I liked him in "Coast Guard" with Kevin Costner (filmed in Shreveport). I like him in his camera commercials.... more info
if u must then RENT IT:
If you really intend on watching this movie then go ahead and rent it. Its good for a few laughs induced by some silly comedy but that's just about it. If you have seen one Ashton Kutcher comedy then you have seen them all, his abilities in comedic acting are pretty much one dimensional and try as he might he just could not keep up with Cameron Diaz's comedic skills for sure.
An Ok Lark:
A surprisingly decent movie of this type mainly due to Aston Kutcher and Cameron Diaz .If you like this kind of movie, its OK for a couple of hours.
