'Blended' is sluggish and predictable
Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore star in 鈥淏lended,鈥� their third聽pairing, and, while the chemistry may be good, the movie isn鈥檛. They play聽single parents, Jim and Lauren, who go on a disastrous blind date and then聽鈥� wouldn鈥檛 you know it? 鈥� get thrown into a family vacation situation聽where they can鈥檛 avoid each other and, well, you can figure it out.聽
That聽vacation, a blended family bash at a posh South African hotel (don鈥檛 ask),聽gives everybody in the movie, including widowed Jim鈥檚 three daughters聽and divorced Lauren鈥檚 two boys, the opportunity to recognize that love聽takes time. Or in this case, about two sluggish hours. Grade:聽C+ (Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, and language.)
