The star of the film is Adam Sandler who plays Lenny, an ultra rich Hollywood agent to the stars. He's married to clothing designer Roxanne (Salma Hayek) and has three spoiled kids who don't really know the meaning of "go play outside." They'd rather text the nanny for hot chocolate, and actually, the nanny becomes a not-so-funny running joke throughout the weekend because Lenny wants to hide the fact that he has a nanny, so he refers to her as an exchange student and is constantly telling her to go study. Then there's Eric (Kevin James) and his wife, Sally (Maria Bello). They rent a convertible Cadillac and lie about their status so they appear to be far more successful than they truly are. Kurt (Chris Rock) is now a house-husband and his very pregnant wife, Deanne (Maya Rudolph) supports the family. Be prepared to hear lots of Rock's whining about how he is underappreciated; it's aggravating and silly. His mother-in-law is also a staple in the film and she has lots to say about his chosen station in life. Plus, she has a nasty bunion that is the source of many jokes from Rock, as he often refers to it as "Toebo-Cop" and things like that. Then there's Rob (Rob Schneider), who is the oddball of the group and is married to Gloria (Joyce Van Patten), a woman 20 years his senior. I found their "interactions" to be pretty damn gross and, of course, that's the intention, but I never wanted to see Rob Schneider tongue kissing anyone, much less a woman who could be his mom. It's just tacky. Last, but not least, is the group's horndog, single guy Marcus (David Spade). He's constantly got booty on the mind and when Rob's three estranged daughters (2 very hot and one that looks like dear old Dad) show up, Marcus makes haste to chase them.
Naturally, the guys revert back to their childish ways since they are back at the lake house where they celebrated following their one and only championship victory, but this basically means you can expect them to deride each other constantly and make lots of dirty jokes. Oh, and they stare at Rob's daughter's "assets" while she repairs her car. However, the childish behavior doesn't stop at the lake house. When they go into town, they find that their old basketball rivals, Dickie, Wiley and Malcolm (Colin Quinn, Steve Buscemi and Tim Meadows) haven't aged a day, at least as far as resentment goes and they want a rematch on the championship game, since they think they lost unfairly. There's lots of trash-talking to be had and the wives make cheerleader costumes out of what looks like newspaper (huh?), but in the end, Lenny grows up just a bit.
There are a good number of special features on the Blu-ray, some exclusive to this release. All are quite short and most are forgettable and include a gag and blooper reel, deleted scenes and a featurette with Director Dennis Dugan; however, there is one can't-miss featurette called Busey and the Monkey. Now, Gary Busey didn't even have a role in this movie, but his featurette finds him on the other end of the phone with Lenny (his agent) and others while dealing with a monkey that has come to live in his house. Although this special feature only lasts a few minutes, it was the funniest stuff the movie has to offer and Gary Busey is as crazy as he always is. I would have much preferred an entire movie of Busey and the Monkey.
I can't recommend this film as a purchase, because it's just not that great, but if you must rent it, Busey and the Monkey definitely adds some value. While this film is not one I'd seek out on Blu-ray for the visuals, it looks fine and sounds good. However, the only real reason to go Blu-ray would be for the extra special features. While this is a fine collection of comedians and the movie should be hysterical, I didn't think most of the acting was up to par and it just wasn't all that funny. You'd do best to avoid it.
