As long as there are undiscerning 12-year-old American boys, there will be an audience for Adam Sandler movies. Starting off with a deliciously disastrous blind date, our hate-at-first-sight couple wind the weary path to romance as their two families 'incredibly' find themselves on the same holiday to South Africa. Aside from some inevitable racial stereotyping - Terry Crews, what were you thinking? - and dated double-entendres, Sandler is actually quite subdued and there is a reasonable sweetness at the heart of this very basic movie. There are some weak child performances, and the film clearly lacks some script and technical polish, and its long running time reflects its frequently casual pacing, but by the end it delivers some feel-good factor and Drew Barrymore is as charming as ever.
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