Ashton Kutcher, Cameron Diaz, Krysten Ritter

Set in Sin City, the story revolves around two people who discover they've gotten married following a night of debauchery, with one of them winning a huge jackpot after playing the other's quarter. Th...( read more  read more... )e unhappy pair try to undermine each other and get their hands on the money--falling in love along the way.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 39 min.

Directed by: Tom Vaughan

Release Date: April 22, 2008

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DVD Release Date: August 26, 2008

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  • October 6, 2009
    Its ok, nothing special
  • September 13, 2009
    This movie was totally funny and cute. I think Cameron wasn't all on her game in this movie, but Ashton made up for it.
  • September 12, 2009
    Jack (Ashton) and Joy (Cameron) meet one night in Vegas. They get married and then Jack wins 3 million dollars on the slots. The judge freezes the money and makes them work at their marriage for 6 months. Very funny movie. Good cast and plot.
  • July 21, 2009
    its alright. though i love her, cameron is to orange.
  • July 19, 2009
    Some would wonder why i'm taking the time to review this movie or why did i even bother watch in the first place. Well to answer the first question i must say that i enjoy talking trash about trashy movies so that's why im writing this review. And to answer the second question, s...( read more)ometimes hormones work against us, and a movie that has Cameron Diaz in it is an attraction for me and i can't but watch it. Anyway lets go back to the main case here which is the fact that "What Happens In Vegas" is a really bad movie. Was it a surprise? Not really, i was expecting that buti couldn't help watching it for reasons i already stated.

    the movie talks about a guy who has been fired from his job and a woman who has been dumped by her fiancee. To take a break they decide to go to Vegas and in very ridiculous incidents they meet there. They wake up the second day with a hangover and discover that they got married and they have no memory of the event. I'm overwhelmed with originality here. What follows is a series of events where they both fight over something that goes missing through the events and you forget at the end what they are fighting about. Yes, it's your typical romantic comedy that follows all the same formulas and never go out of line. But the point is, these formulas are bad and they need reformulating. Romantic comedies were made for classics like Gorge Cuckor's movies and no one will outmatch them and even come close to them.

    These movies always surprise me negatively by the way the always come up with events that really won't take place in real life. So how are we suppose to familiarize with these characters if they act in ways no one will ever think doing. It's just sad how writers and movie makers ridiculize themselves by making such movies that will only bring their names lower and lower. It's a very short review for me and but there's nothing to say about this movie. It's very predictable and you will know the ending from the beginning coz it's nothing we haven't seen before in movies of the same genre.

    The acting here is bad, well it's nothing new or unexpected from someone like Ashton Kutcher who always gave us extremely bad performances in mediocre movies that only match his talent. Regardless of the fact that i like Cameron Diaz a lot, but her performance was really bad, not worse than Kutcher but it was bad for her.
  • November 4, 2009
    Muy buena. La he visto varias veces.
    Del odio al amor... hay una lanita.. jaja
  • November 3, 2009
    Here is a "romantic comedy" where I can actually imagine the "comedic potential" in the premise - too bad it is squandered so shamelessly on a long, dumb, headache-inducing, ugly, mean-spirited (PG-13-style) tale in which the outcome is predetermined long before the opening credi...( read more)ts roll. The plot: One half of the young couple at the center of this particular sitcom is Jack Fuller (Ashton Kutcher), a terminal slacker so inept at life that his own father (Treat Williams) fires him from a furniture business. The inevitable "better half" is the ironically-named Joy McNally (Cameron Diaz), a micromanaging, eager-to-please, workaholic (her boss, Richard Banger, is played by the ever-reliable Dennis Farina; I'll allow you to figure out the gag there), plan-obsessed shrew ("You made plans to make a plan!" is a constant refrain) who, as the movie opens, is dumped by fiancee' Mason (Jason Sudeikis)...in front of her friends...who are hiding...because it's his surprise birthday party...which she planned. Yeah, kind of a douche. Then, let's see here: Jack and Joy each head off to Las Vegas for the express purpose of drinking and partying away their troubles; Jack has his lawyer/best friend Hater (Rob Corddry) and Joy brings slightly skanky best pal Tipper (Lake Bell, who never ceases to amaze me - in terms of my disbelief at her continuing career). And there's Jack's other pal, who occasionally shows up, Dave the Bear (Zach Galifianakis, a funny comedian rendered inert here), who I'm pretty sure is a hairy gay man who looks for other hairy gay men to mate with; I realize this avenue is never explored, but why else would they call him that? Invariably, Jack and Joy get really stinking drunk and sleep together and, apparently, get married in their intoxicated state. Jack wants an annullment and she agrees, but things take a turn when they "share" a $3 million jackpot at the hotel casino; "What's mine is yours" and all that. So they're off to court: it was Joy's quarter, but slacker Jack inserted the quarter, pulled the lever, and got presented with the check. Unhappy with their unhappiness, if not a little amused, Judge Whopper (Dennis Miller; yes) sentences them to "6 months, hard marriage" and...hijinks ensue? The rest you pretty much see in the trailers, although I am a bit confused at the presence of Queen Latifah as Dr. Twitchell, a marriage counselor who sees them annually to check up on their progress. I think I said I could imagine the "comedic potential" of this film's premise. Allow me to clarify: were the screenplay by Dana Fox not so stale and moronic and the direction by Tom Vaughan not so utterly hacky, I could see how this might make a funny movie - except the film isn't very well-made, it's not very funny and the best that can be said is that the two utterly unlikable monsters at its center deserve each other - and should be quarantined from all others. My favorite parts? Dennis Miller as the judge gets in a good one-liner or two (I have a feeling they're improvised) - that and the ending credits: partially because of the John Oszajca song "I Hate You (My Friend)" and partially because it meant the film was over. What does that tell you?



    NOTE: The extended edition runs 101 minutes. Don't bother.
  • November 1, 2009
    Ive seen better from both actors
  • October 31, 2009
    !Comercial or Stupid! :|
  • October 28, 2009
    A romantic comedy which tries very hard to get the laughs but on the whole falls flat with both romance and comedy. Diaz and Kutcher do not seem a suitable pairing, but maybe that was the whole point of their casting. The film will pass the time pleasantly enough.

Critic Reviews


May 29, 2008
Kyle Smith, KyleSmithOnline.com

Should have stayed, not in Vegas, but elsewhere in the state of Nevada. How about those mountains where they are supposed to store the radioactive waste? full review

May 14, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press

Diaz and Kutcher restore the original, ebullient meaning of 'sex comedy'. They're fun to watch, which is a rare thing in this Zellweger, Clooney, Kidman, Gosling, Apatow world. full review

May 9, 2008
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

What Happens in Vegas... should have stayed in development -- forever. This ramshackle -- and occasionally repulsive -- farce doesn't even deliver on the minimal promise of its title; most of it takes... full review

May 9, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today

What Happens in Vegas refuses to take a gamble. Like a bleary-eyed gambler repeatedly tossing a pair of dice, it tiredly goes through the motions. full review

May 9, 2008
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

We all know what happens in Vegas -- and we know, without having to watch it, what happens in this movie. full review

May 9, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

By being a smidge smarter than the average date movie, it makes the first-time meeting, the battle of the sexes and the bumpy course of true love entertaining despite overfamiliarity. full review

May 7, 2008
Pete Hammond, Boxoffice Magazine

This breezy confection should work well corralling it's target demo to come up triple 7s for Fox if the marketplace can handle yet another rom com. full review

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Comments


  • rspareja
    October 4, 2008
    is a very nice movie i love ashton!!!!!!!
  • kogmedia
    September 29, 2008
    Ashton Kutcher has a real knack for the chick flicks... He and Diaz had great chemistry throughout, very fun!
  • meklipse07
    September 11, 2008
    really like this movie.nice couples with very mischievious and funny acts love it.very cooooooool.beautifull ending but predictable.
  • jellyfishjanine
    August 31, 2008
    I LOVE THIS MOVIE!
    IT IS SO GOOD!
    AND OMG, the ending was FUNNNNYYYYYYYY!
    If you're in for a comedy I totally recommend seeing this movie!!!!!!!
  • samanthaseaotter
    June 25, 2008
    This movie was so boring and stupid I couldn't sit past the first 20 minutes. I could have been watching "Adult Swim" instead!!!!
  • NiNeRs13
    June 16, 2008
    i loved this movie very cute and funny these 2 work good together i would totall watch it again :) and ashton is HOT!
  • mircixhd2007
    June 2, 2008
    Here's a video that i made recently about this movie.
    I hope you'll like it :) So have fun!

    link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOf6mutyw4s
  • mariefuller80
    May 27, 2008
    The outcome of What Happens In Vegas is obvious, but the journey there is a lot of fun.
  • chocotania674
    May 11, 2008
    I WANT TO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!
  • chrismid259
    May 11, 2008
    Possible front runner for worst movie of the year?

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