They have plenty to choose from: bumbling cops, psycho ex-girlfriends, a female bodybuilder, a prank-prone principal, kid bullies, adult bullies, frat boys from the local college, grown-up classmates whose lives haven't gone well, and other assorted weirdoes. Most grating (and therefore the heir apparent to Rob Schneider) is a screechy, drugged-out bus driver played by Nick Swardson. The guys' wives (Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, and Maya Rudolph are married to Sandler, James, and Rock respectively) and kids are the only halfway interesting supporting characters and they get shoehorned to make room for a bunch of gimmicky morons. The humor is a mix of insults, violence and gross-out gags. The insults are pretty lame and the gross-outs are cheap and uninspired, though perhaps the preteen target audience hasn't seen them done to death yet (then again, I wouldn't be surprised if they have). A scant few violent physical gags do work, and if you email me at I'll tell you which prop is funny enough to keep the film from getting One Star. OK, and it is kind of funny when the kids struggle to understand their parents' technology and pop culture references. It's a wonder that “Grown Ups 2” made so much money this past weekend when so much of the audience for the first one is too mature for Adam Sandler now. I suppose many of them don't know it yet. It takes a few junk movies for fans to get Sandler out of their system. They see his toilet humor and hear his yelling (yes, he still thinks his obnoxious yelling is comedy gold) and they wonder why they don't find it funny. They wonder if the problem is with him or them. To these people I say: The problem is with him for thinking you'll continue to find his juvenile antics amusing. Trust me, it's not hard to find something better than “Grown Ups 2.” But the change is in you because you want something better than what he has to offer. “Grown Ups 2” is rated PG-13 for crude and suggestive content, language and some male rear nudity. Its running time is 101 minutes.Cast Adam Sandler Lenny Feder, Producer, Screenwriter Kevin James Eric Lamonsoff Chris Rock Kurt McKenzie David Spade Marcus Higgins Rob Schneider Rob Hilliard Salma Hayek-Pinault Roxanne Chase-Feder Maria Bello Sally Lamonsoff Maya Rudolph Deanne McKenzie Joyce Van Patten Gloria Ebony Jo-Ann Mama Ronzoni Di Quon Rita Steve Buscemi Wiley Colin Quinn Dickie Bailey Tim Meadows Malcolm Madison Riley Jasmine Hilliard Jamie Chung Amber Hilliard Ashley Loren Bridget Hilliard Jake Goldberg Greg Feder Cameron Boyce Keithie Feder Alexys Nycole Sanchez Becky Feder Ada-Nicole Sanger Donna Lamonsoff Frank Gingerich Bean Lamonsoff Morgan Gingerich Bean Lamonsoff Nadji Jeter Andre McKenzie China Anne McClain Charlotte McKenzie Dan Patrick Norby the Ride Guy Tim Herlihy Pastor, Executive Producer Blake Clark Bobby "Buzzer" Ferdinando Norm MacDonald Geezer Jonathan Loughran Robideaux Kevin Grady Muzby, Co-producer, Musical Direction/Supervision Richie Minervini Tardio Jackie Sandler Tardio's Wife Sadie Sandler Tardio's Daughter Sunny Sandler Tardio's Daughter Dennis Dugan Referee, Director Lisa M. Francis Bailey's Wife Berkeley Holman Bailey's Son Michael Cavaleri Young Lenny Feder Andrew Bayard Young Eric Lamonsoff Jameel McGill Young Kurt McKenzie Kyle Brooks Young Marcus Higgins Joshua Matz Young Rob Hilliard J.D.
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