it's been a while since i last went to see a movie.  if i remember correctly, it was die hard 4.0.  so instead of going to the gym yesterday, i decided to go see i now pronounce you chuck and larry.  it was kinda unexpected because i was supposed to go to the gym, but just before lunch, my mom asked me to accompany (drive) her to my sister's school to get some important school documents pertaining to her (my sister's) records.  i then thought, well, since we'll be in the makati area, might as well catch the movie, which she–my mom–approved of.  after taking care of the school stuff, we caught the initial screening at cinema 2 in greenbelt 3.

the movie is everything you'd expect from an adam sandler pic.  from his posse on his previous movies completing the cast (allen covert, blake clark, steve buscemi, kevin nealon, peter dante, jonathan loughran), to notable celebrities making cameo appearances–with the exception of rob schneider who almost always appears on adam sandler's movies with a very funny role without being included in the list of cast members–and until recently, having a different co-star to share the movie's top billing with (chris rock in the longest yard, jack nicholson in anger management, and now kevin james in this one).

production-wise, it was a good, all-around comedy about two totally straight guys pretending to be a gay couple which was hilarious.  kinda gave me pointers on what not to indulge in so as other people would think i'm gay… hehehe…  there are lots of scenes where it really got me laughing my ass off so the comedy itself is excellent.  pairing not-so-new comedian kevin james with an established comedian like adam sandler proved to be a gem as these two compliment each other's roles in the movie and makes them more funny than they already are.  the only thing i'm quite concerned about this movie is that, in a more open and liberated society like the US where gay rights are being fought tooth-and-nail in the legislative community, the movie will be well-accepted at the box office.  whereas here in the philippines, where everything is not exactly the opposite, but let's face it, it's still considered as conservative, it may only do a mediocre to average box office performance.

i would recommend this movie for everyone who wants to have a good laugh.  though there were also scenes where it made me squirm a little bit because of the amount of "gayness" in it (i have admitted way before that i'm not a big fan of gay people, though i know people who are and i just let them be because, hey, it's a free country), overall, the story is good and, as i've mentioned, it's everything you'd expect from an adam sandler movie (that is, if you have seen or are familiar with his other movies).  it's something you can see if you want to temporarily put aside or forget some of the things that's always bugging you (read:  work and some other stuff).  it did for me.