FilmBuff1994
What Happens In Vegas is a below average movie with a very cliché romantic comedy storyline that is made even worse with a cast that don't deliver any heart to their unlikeable characters,made even worse with one bad joke after another,the majority of them being offensive to both genders.I love Cameron Diaz and it is very rare when she lets me down,but this is a very big exception,Ashton Kutcher is alright but his movies are very hit or miss and this is definitely a big miss.While the story may seem like a fun and original set up for a romantic comedy, it really is the exact opposite,I would recommend What Happens in Vegas to absolutely no one.When Joy (Cameron Diaz) and Jack (Ashton Kutcher) meet in Las Vegas for one crazy night,they wake up the next morning married.They both agree to divorce until Jack wins $3 million in a casino with Joy's coin,then the couple are forced to stay married for 6 months to receive $1.5 million each.
ctomvelu1
I had to eventually turn this movie off, it was that bad. Kutcher and Diaz meet cute in Vegas, get drunk and get married -- and end up winning several million dollars. There's a fight over the money, and a judge orders the bickering couple, who are seeking an annulment, to stay together and work things out. Romance follows. Diaz is strident, Kutcher is wasted. I will say Diaz's gal pal (Bell) is hot, and I wouldn't mind spending time with her in Vegas. Unfortunately, she isn't the star. I will add I have been to Vegas 30 or 40 times over the years, always on business, and I was not at all impressed with the film's portrayal of that city.
Jackson Booth-Millard
You know the classic catchphrase about the place they call Sin City, "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas", my only nag about a good title is that this should be a story all set in the gambling capital of the world, but then again there are more nags than that, from director Tom Vaughan (Starter for 10). Basically stockbroker Joy McNally (Razzie nominated Cameron Diaz) is dumped by her boyfriend and fiancé on the night of his birthday where many friends had gathered to surprise him, and at the same time carpenter Jack Fuller (Ashton Kutcher) is fired by his father Jack Sr. (Treat Williams) from his job. Joy with her friend, bartender Tipper (Lake Bell), and Jack with his friend, District Attorney/lawyer Hater (Hot Tub Time Machine's Rob Corddry), they all decide to get away from things by heading to Las Vegas, and that is where the two meet and from a computer error end up in the same room. When the mix up is sorted, getting upgraded rooms and coupons, they decide to hang out together gambling, partying and drinking in various clubs, and the next morning is when they realise that they got married. They want an immediate divorce from each other, but before they part Jack uses a quarter that Joy gave him on a slot machine, and he hits the three million dollar jackpot, and she realises she is entitled to half the money in their separation. Their attempt to divorce though is unsuccessful because Judge Whopper (Dennis Miller) does not feel there is enough evidence to show their marriage was a mistake, so he orders them to live together for six months and try to be a real wedded couple, while also attending marriage counselling with Dr. Twitchell (Queen Latifah). If they try to work things out but still in six months want a divorce they will be allowed to split the fortune, otherwise the money will be tied up in litigation. Joy and Jack as the newlyweds know that if they can stick out the six months they will get their share of the money, i.e. $1.5 million each, but of course during this time they are trying to outdo each other with infuriating habits. There is also a point when they both come up with the plan that if they cheat on the other then they would be allowed a divorce much quicker, of course both come up with this scheme at the same time and see each other's true colours. Slowly though as Joy and Jack are forced to stay with each other during their time they may be forming a real attraction for each other, and besides having a couple of real married couple arguments that Dr. Twitchell is noticing, they may be finding a mutual understanding. As the final day and court hearing approaches, Joy unexpectedly has ex fiancé Mason (Hall Pass's Jason Sudeikis) asking for her back, proposing once again, to which she doesn't accept, and she finds out Jack set this up. There is discussion that they truly did try to make things work, so they would split the money, taking away taxes and bills, evenly, but Joy decides she doesn't want money or anything from Jack anymore, he gets all the money, but he knows she talked to Mason. She even denies a promotion she had been working a long time for, and quits her job disappearing with no-one knowing where she is, Jack realises his big mistake and goes in search of her, he finds her where she said is the only place that makes her happy. Jack asks Joy to be his wife again having truly fallen in love with her, she says yes but is concerned that having quit her job she won't won't know what to do, he reminds her they have three million dollars, and they live happily married ever after, we also get to see their original drunken wedding in Las Vegas. Also starring Dennis Farina as Richard Banger, Deirdre O'Connell as Judy Fuller, The Hangover's Zach Galifianakis as Dave the Bear and Yogi Bear's Andrew Daly as Curtis. Diaz may be beautiful, but as the control freak easily angered it is hard to find her the best female lead, and Kutcher I have always though is not the most reliable actor, in their scenes together there is the smallest amount of chemistry, but the story is predictable with a couple originally hating each other eventually falling in love, and there are not enough good laughs, so it is a rather disappointing romantic comedy. It was nominated the Razzie for Worst Screen Couple for Diaz and Kutcher. Adequate!
