Just Go with It poster & wallpaper
Get movie widget Recommend it Add to Favorites

Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman, Brooklyn Decker, Nick Swardson ... see more see more... , Bailee Madison , Griffin Gluck , Dave Matthews , Kevin Nealon , Rachel Dratch , Allen Covert , Dan Patrick , Minka Kelly , Jackie Sandler , Rakefet Abergel , Dana Min Goodman , Julia Wolov , Colby Kline , Jana Sandler , Jonathan Loughran , Peter Dante , Michael Laskin , Carol Ann Susi , Gene Pompa , Mario Joyner , Keegan Michael Key , Heidi Montag , Andy Roddick , Jillian Nelson , Lilian Tapia , Azer Greco , Lori Heuring , Darrin Lackey , Julie Dixon Jackson , Branscombe Richmond , Aaron Zachary Philips , Jessica Jade Andres , Kent Avenido , Rachel Specter , Tia Van Berg , Todd Sherry , Brandon Eggertsen , Andrew Tomoso

In Just Go With It, a plastic surgeon, romancing a much younger schoolteacher, enlists his loyal assistant to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies ... read more read more...backfire, the assistant's kids become involved, and everyone heads off for a weekend in Hawaii that will change all their lives. -- (C) Sony

Flixster Users

62% liked it

76,053 ratings

Critics

19% liked it

131 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 56 min.

Directed by: Dennis Dugan

Release Date: February 11, 2011

Invite friends to see

DVD Release Date: June 7, 2011

Get It:

Stats: 7,244 reviews

report incorrect info

Photos

Katherine Katherine Just Go with It Danny Just Go with It Danny Just Go with It Just Go with It Danny Liana Loggins Just Go with It Dennis Dugan Just go with it Just Go with It Just Go with It Just Go with It Liana Loggins
Upload a Photo | View All Just Go with It Photos

Your Rating


clear rating

Flixster Reviews (7,244)

  • aquateen2
    November 2, 2011
    aquateen2
    It's your typical romance film. Just Go with It isn't memorable or humourous in any way. Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston are certainly not a cute screen couple or are that enthusiastic in any way. They showed me very unconvincing performances attatched to a very thin plot. Inst... read moreantly forgettable.
  • mrbungle7821
    October 30, 2011
    mrbungle7821
    Loosely based off the 1969 film Cactus Flower, the title of the latest Adam Sandler comedy feels like a transparent plea from the screenwriters and Sandler. He plays a womanizing plastic surgeon that has bedded many women under the false pretenses of being married to horrible wom... read moreen. Now he's in a dilly of a pickle because has to convince the new hottie in his life (Brooklyn Decker, former swimsuit model, clearly chosen for her acting "talents") that he is getting a divorce from his fake wife, played by his assistant (Jennifer Aniston). Her real-life kids become Sandler's fake kids, and the whole lot goes along for a Hawaiian vacation. At various points characters will talk about how confusing the lies are becoming. I wish. Just Go with It doesn't have the ambition to embrace its farcical premise, instead settling on rom-com gooeyness even though most of the characters are lying jerks. Sandler's been tricking women into sleeping with him for decades, but we're supposed to view him as a good guy? What's the point of throwing in Nicole Kidman, of all people, as Aniston's college nemesis if the film doesn't do anything with the different pretenses? Things don't get too complicated because the characters really only assume one identity and one story, blunting escalating comic mishap. While Sandler and Aniston have a surprisingly natural chemistry together, and some of the jokes are decent in conception, Just Go With It is a wearisome rom-com weighed down with false sentiment and kicks to the groin.

    Nate's Grade: C-
  • FrizzDrop
    October 17, 2011
    FrizzDrop
    It wasn't as bad as all that. No, it wasn't in anyway what a critic, reviewer, or human being would call funny, but at least it tried its darndest to make a go of it. If you listen to the dialogue, its a solid idea to be cast among the likes of funnyman Sandler, bombshell Anisto... read moren, and Bahama mama Decker, but when you stir in a lot of supporting roles such as the Kidman/Matthews paradigm, and Nick Swarsdon popping up in a role that does him no credit, it becomes a mess. Before it was contrived, messy, and a maze of irresponsible unwatchability, the film flowed really well, integrating a solid relationship between Sandler and Aniston. Then we're suddenly in Hawaii, there are about twenty sub-plots, and none of it is funny. Not one single moment of this is actually able to gripe a laugh from anyone watching. The only solid reason to watch this is because of the gorgeous shots of the coastal island, the many scenes with skin tight clad bikinis on Decker and Aniston, and those kids, who we should watch in the next couple of years. Though their characters are shallow caricatures at best, those kids can act, and it was good to see some with comedic abilities beyond making inappropriate jokes and aiming for the younger audience. These kids actually played into the script really well. Still, it was stupidly plotted, and a story that goes nowhere, does nothing, and involves characters that this is based off of nothing as well isn't going to entertain. Slightly enjoyable at best.
  • DreamExtractor
    September 7, 2011
    DreamExtractor
    Just Go With It is one of the worst comedies in history. Danny (Adam Sandler) uses a fake ring to get bimbo chicks by making them believe he is married and sad. He is very rich by being a surgeon and his assisstant Katherine (Jennifer Aniston) thinks its funny and they are such... read more good friends that she doesn'ty mind. When he meets a woman that he thinks he can live his life with named Palmer (Brooklyn Decker), but when she finds the rings, he starts a ploy with Katherine to get him off the hook, but one lie leads to another leading him to the mother of all bad situations. The plot is so cheesy, so dull, so stupid, so cliche, so boring that its hard to understand why anyone would enjoy this, and you want to know why, because its Adam Sandler and everyone thinks if hes in it its the best comedy of the year, which is a lie. The cast sucks, they all sucked, Sandler was an idiot, Aniston was cheesy, but worst of all was the children, they are so Hollywood and moronic that it hurts, and the writers purposelky make these characters the dumbest people in recent film history. The jokes were so incredibly dull and stupid that it hurts, everyone in the theatre was laughing and it made me feel smarter because of how smart I was for hating this. I hated this film, and I will never even kinda like it, worst Adam Sandler comedy i have ever seen.
  • Deano78
    September 7, 2011
    Deano78
    I see the critics obviously got lost and thought they were going to see Black Swan? Lighten up already! I'm not a big fan of Rom-Coms they kinda all merge together in the end, following the same old plots and always ending the same.
    I found this quite refreshing, it has a strong ... read morecast, great location, cool sound track, is fairly sexy and funny! It not a non-stop laugh from start to finish but so few are. The humour is good natured and situation based, good to see a comedy not relying on gross out gags for a change. Overall it's an entertaining film to keep you busy for a couple of hours, especially on a cold, wet night. The DVD also has a nice featurette on shooting in Hawaii and a promo for the luxury hotel it was filmed in.
  • Screeny
    August 20, 2011
    Screeny
    Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston are always two actors that never go a year without presenting a new flick on the big screen once or twice You may even find it funny that the two comedic stars have never been in a movie together with their incredibly long list of comedy films. M... read moreaybe because imagining them as the boy and the girl together is laughable, but either way, the two off-screen friends star for the first time together in "Just go with it". While I believe the film is better than "Grown Ups", "Just Go With It" isn't for everybody, even if you are a fan of Sandler or Aniston. I, however, managed to enjoy the film for what it was, even if it could have offered much more to it.

    The storyline on the film falls short on nothing but lame, but, it still manages to entertain the audience. It also does a good job dummying it up enough so no one thinks on how stupid the idea of it really is. Even I didn't think back on everything until afterwards. The movie focuses on a lie and as the movie grows the lie becomes more and more stretched to the point where the films doesn't make much sense anymore. Meet Danny, a plastic-surgeon with a pretty good reason for going into the work he's in. He's never been married but he still wears the ring. Why? Well, he picks up women with it. Yes, its one of those romantic-comedies. The boy is a pig in the beginning and once he meets his true love he becomes an average Romeo. Actually, that doesn't exactly happen here either. Instead, when Danny meets the women of his dreams he must continue the lying, but this time he takes it with a new approach. Asking his assistant, Katherine to play the role of his wife who he's divorcing, the lie stretches where Palmer (Danny's young new girlfriend) finds out Katherine has kids and Danny must become "Dad of the year" in order to succeed with winning Palmer's heart. A trip to Hawaii seems like the perfect way to do it, huh? Oh, and things take a terrible turn when Katherine reunites with an old enemy (well, sort of) and forces Danny to pretend to be her husband. Whoa, two different lies going on on the same island? That should be interesting. What I found odd was that I found Katherine story lie more interesting than Danny's, which is the films main plot. I found Danny and Katherine's fake relationship funny from Katherine's lie than their relationship in Danny's. I thought the movie set itself up nicely with making them each have a lie of their own. It made the movie much more entertaining. Her is something I found stupid from Danny's lie however. Why Danny thought he could trick Palmer into believing Katherine's two kids were his for the rest of their relationship was beyond me and it really helped make the movie a tad bit stupid. But, then again this is an Adam Sandler movie and not everything needs to perfect for it to be enjoyable. Watching Danny and the two kids (Boy and Girl) pretending to be a happy family was entertaining all the way through, even if it was stupid. But, another stupid thing from the movie was Aniston's character Katherine. She seemed like a real role-model for women in the film being a single-mother and a hard-working women, but, would a character like her really give in to helping Danny with such a lie? That involved her children? Well, like I said, what's left a thought in your mind hidden is what makes the movie much more enjoyable.

    This an Adam Sandler movie, everyone, so don't expect characters you haven't seen before. You've got Adam Sandler playing Danny, who is pretty much the same guy Adam plays in all his movies: Himself. You've got silly characters with off-accents, babysitters without a brain, and cameos from all his pals. What struck me shockingly was that I didn't see Rob Schneider once. Dennis Dugan and Adam Sandler didn't include Schneider in this? They must've gotten into their first fight or something. Anyways, I've always liked Adam Sandler even if his movies aren't perfect. I find that his lazy acting makes his all the more hilarious. But, that's just me. Jennifer Aniston is the same deal. She's normally always the same bratty, spoiled girl. In this movie, however, while she still feels the same, she plays a mother of two. Her performance isn't strong, and I found it not believable that the two kids in the film were hers. Either way, her performance was fine. I just enjoyed watching her and Adam play it out for the first time on the big screen. Nick Swardson, who seems to be the new Rob Schneider cameo-guy in Sandler's recent films, plays Eddie, Danny's idiot cousin. Swardson is what brings most of the crazy, over-the-top, but super funny laughs in the film. His scenes are mostly corny, but his energy actually makes us laugh, even if they are ridiculous. I'd like to see the guy play a lead in his comedy, he has the potential. Brooklyn Decker plays Palmer, Danny's new beau. The girl plays an absolute moron, and doesn't intend too. I think Decker does an alright job here, but, she doesn't do anything special with the role. The role was quite simple though, look beautiful and look way out of Sandler's league. The worst performance, and I feel like a Scrooge saying this, comes from the little girl in the film: Bailiee Madison. Madison plays Maggie, a girl who wants to grow up and be an actress. She becomes excited that she will be pretending to be Danny's daughter and uses the lie as training. Using a British accent the entire time, her croaky voice added to the accent made her a real pain to watch on-screen. I'm sorry, but, the accent wasn't cute. The little boy, however, does a much better job than the girl who plays his sister. He was a dull little boy, but, is obviously broken by how his "real" father doesn't pay attention to him. This brings anger towards Danny and Palmer (her believing Danny is the father) which brings Danny and the kids much closer. This shines into Katherine's eyes and then everything becomes predictable. Not like it already wasn't. Oh, and don't forget Nicole Kidman! She'll make you say, "What the hell is the point of her being in this?" the entire time. Literally. As for the film's acting, I wouldn't expect anything from it than what you would from a Sandler/Dugan collaboration.

    Dennis Dugan has directed just about all of Adam Sandler's movies except for maybe a few. The two are obviously good friends, but, they tend to always use the same humor over and over. Not such a bad thing, because I always enjoy watching a new movie from the two. While Dugan isn't the greatest director, I'm shocked even he didn't make a quick cameo in this, as he always does. Did he and Sandler just get lazy with their little repeated jokes used in all their films like Schneider cameos and other missing pieces? Whatever, I'm not going to complain over something so stupid and something I could actually careless about it. But, Schneider not being there made it feel as if Sandler wasn't either. Odd. Anyways, the direction on this isn't so bad and I liked the whole Hawaii outlook. Me never being to Hawaii, its films like this and "The Heartbreak Kid" that really make me want to visit someday.

    One problem I had with the film was that many of the jokes in it are overused. I laughed at the "Taking a Devlin" bit in the beginning of the movie and then the film repeats it over and over throughout where it becomes annoying by the 100th time its used. Same thing with the bass-player with the moving beard. The character is never actually shown until an epilogue scene but Sandler's character Danny seems to shove in Katherine's face his impression of the beard itself. He's only twitching his fingers under his chin, it was a snickering scene when he first did it, but then he did it twenty times throughout the film after that scene that made it really stupid. Usually what I like about Adam Sandler films is that they're always moving at a very energetic pace and are always throwing something new to burst out and laugh at but with "Just Go With It" the same jokes are used over but in different texts. Believe me, there are other funny moments in the film, like one random slow-motion scene that's so stupid its actually hysterical, but I feel like this one just wasn't the best with making the audience laugh. This was more entertaining for how these characters pulled through on the lie than what will happen next with the humor. But, I thought Nick Swardson, as ridiculous as his character and even his fake character were, was hilarious in every scene.

    Overall, "Just Go With It" presents itself lame, but even though it does live up to that expectation, the movie still remains entertaining from start to finish. You can bash on me, tell me I'm wrong, and disrespect my opinion, but I stand by saying that I left the theatre happy with spending my money. Its super predictable, corny, and just another Adam Sandler playing Adam Sandler movie. But, its also energetic, fun, and interesting. A lot more than "Grown Ups" was. I'm not saying the movie is perfect, because believe me, it isn't even close. But, its still decent enough to rent.
  • YLOWBSTARDreturns
    August 16, 2011
    YLOWBSTARDreturns
    "Just Go With It" is a BAD movie. There's no doubt about it. But unlike most bad movies, it never felt unwatchable and there were actually a few bright spots. Also, at two-hours, it didn't feel that long, so for that I give it an extra half-star.
  • CloudStrife84
    August 12, 2011
    CloudStrife84
    Just like any other Sandler movie, except with a little more "romance" and a little less Rob Schneider. Nice to see that Jennifer Aniston has stepped out of her comfort zone and gone for a little more provocative comedy of late. Might I also add that she's looking smoking hot in ... read morea bikini for someone who was born in the late 60's. Besides the visual attractions, there's also a couple of other things that speaks in its favor. One is the cameos, which is another of Sandler's trademarks. Not as many as we're used to, but a little more on the qualitative side, with an extensive appearance by Nicole Kidman. It's also easy to digest with it's lightweight humor and thankfully never goes too far into chick flick territory. Compared to his other movies, it's far from his best material, but I knew it was gonna be pretty average, so I'm not gonna bother with making any huge complaints here. It served its purpose, in keeping me entertained for 2 hours, and that's all I really asked of it in the first place.
  • jamers2011
    August 4, 2011
    jamers2011
    This movie really surprised me, I mean with a mere 18% of critics liking it, I expected something horrible. Honesly, I liked almost everything about the film. I felt like the writing was solid, still average, but there were many moments that were genuinely funny. I also really li... read moreked the cast. Jennifer Aniston was great, and Adam Sandler was more likable here than he normally is for me. He felt more tame to me, which I preferred. Even the supporting cast was good, especially Nicole Kidman and the young Bailee Madison.

    Yes this film does has the typical modern Hollywood touches, but this film still entertains a lot more than so many other mediocre comedies these days. So overall, I completely recommend this film. I enjoyed it!
  • fb100001048934982
    August 1, 2011
    fb100001048934982
    I have quite a bit of movies I've written reviews for on this website, and i can honestly say i believe I've watched every one of those movies all the way through. 'Just Go With It' may be the first I did not. I just couldn't stand it. The lies continued to build and build, and n... read moreone of it is funny. The movie should only earn some praise for the decent performances of Aniston and Sandler, but Swardson is the only one that seems to be trying to offer an entertainment. But even his character gets annoying. I turned the DVD player off just before the 1 hour mark (When Aniston meets Kidman in Hawaii, and another flood of stupid lies ensues). I dare any movie fan to go further.

View All Just Go with It Reviews

Critic Reviews

J. R. Jones
December 6, 2011
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

Jennifer Aniston has starred in so many lame romantic comedies that she's become an industry punch line, but drop her into an Adam Sandler movie and she comes off like Katharine Hepburn. Full Review

Ann Hornaday
September 24, 2011
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

An egregiously unfunny enterprise that seem less crafted than extruded through the great product-mill that is Hollywood at its most homogenized and soulless. Full Review

Lisa Schwarzbaum
September 7, 2011
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

Amidst the wreckage of Just Go With It, Aniston and Sandler have a real chemistry. They should go elsewhere with it. Full Review

Bill Goodykoontz
August 12, 2011
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

It's all ridiculous, of course, but it's meant to be. Full Review

Richard Brody
February 22, 2011
Richard Brody, New Yorker

Sandler has mellowed into an appealingly garlicky, old-school mensch, and Aniston, as a self-sacrificingly practical woman in a race against time, is a genre unto herself. Full Review

James Berardinelli
February 14, 2011
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

The experience of sitting through Just Go with It, Adam Sandler's umpteenth comedy directed by good buddy Dennis Dugan, is akin to watching a bad sit-com that never ends. Full Review

Peter Rainer
February 12, 2011
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

Adam Sandler plays a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon in Just Go With It, a fumbling comedy directed by Dennis Dugan that could have benefitted from surgical reconstruction. How about some liposuction to... Full Review

Christopher Orr
February 11, 2011
Christopher Orr, The Atlantic

In Funny People, it took a brush with terminal illness for Sandler to rediscover his craft and his self-respect. One can't help but wonder what it might take in real life. Full Review

Richard Roeper
February 11, 2011
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com

An early contender for worst movie of the year. If they were showing this on an airplane, I'd as for a parachute. Full Review

Stephen Whitty
February 11, 2011
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

Sandler should know better. Full Review

Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com

Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)

Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)

Cast

More Like This

Click a thumb to vote on that suggestion, or add your own suggestions.

  • No Strings Attached
    No Strings Attached (85%)
  • 50 First Dates
    50 First Dates (92%)
  • The Wedding Singer
    The Wedding Singer (84%)
  • Friends With Benefits
    Friends With Benefits (50%)

More Movies like Just Go with It

Facts

Submit a Fact | View All
    • Danny: I mean, look at her! She can still raise the flag, if you know what I mean? An iRod!
    • Eddie: Br-OUCH!
    • Maggie: Can I do an accent?
    • Maggie: Can I do an accent?
    • Danny: Lemme hear somethin'.
    • Maggie: 'ELLO!
    • Danny: No.
    • Danny: Where does the name Devlin come from?
    • Katherine: She was an old sorority sister from college. She was my friend, yet I hated her.
    • Danny: A fr-enemy.
    • Katherine: Anyway, I got tired to them saying 'I have to take a crap' and 'I have to take a dump'. So I told them it was called a Devlin. And they liked it. And it stuck.
    • Devlin Adams: I am gonna leave you two alone. Gotta go get divorced.
Submit a Fact | View All

Just Go with It : Watch Free on TV

Just Go with It Trivia

  • Why did Harry Potter had to go and live with his mother's sister when he was just a baby?  Answer »
  • Which model stars in Just go with it?  Answer »
More Just Go with It Trivia

Movie Quizzes

No quizzes for Just Go with It. Want to create one?

Video Clips

Upload a Video |

All Just Go with It Videos

Meet Other Fans

Add Just Go with It to favorites

Recent News

Submit a Story |

View Just Go with It News

Recent Lists

Make a List |

View All Lists

Most Popular Skin

No skins yet. Interested in creating one?