What It Is: 2007's Adam Sandler picture where a fireman asks his male best friend to marry him so his kids won't go the state if something happens to him.Why I Watched It: My teenage cousin begged me to watch it with him on Thanksgiving.
What I Thought: Originally, the previews made Chuck and Larry seem like every other Sandler flick and I had zero interest in watching. Once I actually sat down though, I realized that it was just like every other Sandler flick though I was surprised that homosexual themes were actually handled with a modicum of care.
The comedy makes all the usual counter-productive gay jokes as Chuck and Larry pretend to be gay by following every stereotype they know. As the movie continues though, Chuck and Larry suffer all of the prejudices from a majority population that holds all the same beliefs they did a few weeks earlier and understandably start to see things from the other side of the . . . rainbow.
Is Chuck and Larry a gay rights masterpiece? Most assuredly not, but I did appreciate the decent message of equality coming from a mainstream sophomoric comedy. Even if my younger cousin didn't care to catch the message, it was still there and he was laughing while (hopefully) learning.
As for the rest of the film, [Insert any review for any Sandler comedy here: "Blah, blah... Sandler was the usual idiot but still a little funny, there were tons of cameos, Kevin James was good but he was better in Hitch, Jessica Biel is crazy gorgeous, etc.]
Highlights: Jessica Biel in her knickers, a few good jokes amongst the hoard of bad ones, and an unexpected moral.
Who Should See It: Anyone looking for a, mostly, brainless comedy.
How Soon: Anytime.
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