I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
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14% of critics liked it
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When two testosterone-fueled firemen attempt to register as domestic partners in order to bypass the bureaucratic red tape preventing one of them from naming his own two children as his life-insurance beneficiaries, their low-key ruse turns into headline news in this quirky matrimonial comedy… More When two testosterone-fueled firemen attempt to register as domestic partners in order to bypass the bureaucratic red tape preventing one of them from naming his own two children as his life-insurance beneficiaries, their low-key ruse turns into headline news in this quirky matrimonial comedy starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James. Chuck Levine (Sandler) and Larry Valentine (James) are two New York City firefighters whose longtime friendship has endured many a five-alarm fire. All that widower Larry wants is to ensure that his two children will be taken care of if anything should happen to him on the job, and all that single blaze-battler Chuck wants is to carry on with his carefree life of noncommitment. Having once rescued Larry from certain death in a particularly fearsome inferno, beholden Chuck feels forever indebted to his brave friend and has vowed to repay the favor when the time is right. When Larry discovers that the only means of circumventing the civic red tape that could throw his children's futures into jeopardy is to take Chuck as his lawfully wedded husband, his obligated pal reluctantly agrees to step up to the alter with the understanding that the arrangement will be a well-kept secret between themselves and the justice of the peace. A potentially fatal flaw in their presumably foolproof plan is soon revealed, however, when an overzealous bureaucrat decides to question Chuck and Larry's partnership. Subsequently forced to embark on a mandatory honeymoon and pose as starry-eyed newlyweds, Chuck and Larry quickly discover just how important it can be to stick by a friend in his or her time of need. Jessica Biel, Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames, and Dan Aykroyd co-star in a comedy from The Benchwarmers director Dennis Dugan. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- David Dobkin, Dennis Dugan
- Written By
- Barry Fanaro, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jul 20, 2007 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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David Ansen, Newsweek
There is something to be said for a movie that may end up preaching, for a change, to the unconverted. If only the laughs were bigger, smarter and more frequent than they are.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
The premise is older than the pilot for Three's Company, and just as unfunny.
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Joanne Kaufman, Wall Street Journal
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry manages to insult gays, straights, men, women, children, African-Americans, Asians, pastors, mailmen, insurance adjusters, firemen, doctors -- and fans of show music. That's championship stuff.
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Claudia Puig, USA Today
With a tacked-on PC message and leaden attempts at humor, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry is a movie that gives marriage, homosexuality, friendship, firefighters, children and nearly everything else a bad name.
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Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Chuck and Larry remains something close to remarkable: an Adam Sandler movie that manages to be crude and caring in equal measure. In the multiplex, this is called progress.
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Cast
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Adam Sandler
as Chuck Levine
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Kevin James
as Larry Valentine
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Jessica Biel
as Alex McDonough
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Dan Aykroyd
as Captain Tucker
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Ving Rhames
as Duncan
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Steve Buscemi
as Clint Fitzer
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Nick Turturro
as Renaldo Pinera
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Allen Covert
as Steve
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Richard Chamberlain
as Councilman Banks
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Nick Swardson
as Kevin
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Dave Matthews
as Lingerie Salesman
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Tila Tequila
as Hooters Girl
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Jamie Chung
as Hooters Girl
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Jessica O'Donohue
as Donna
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Becky O'Donohue
as Darla



