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Name: Just Go with It
Director: Dennis Dugan
Genre: comedy, romance
Released: 2011
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Rating: 6.4

Just Go with It has an iRankMovies score of 46.5/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Just Go with It (2011)

Sometimes you need a girl, to get the girl.

Release:2011

Runtime:1h 57m

Country:United States

Director:Dennis Dugan

Language:English

Genre

ComedyRomance

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Keywords

friendshipHawaiiAssistantPlastic SurgeryRomcomWaterfallFalling In LoveOlder Man Younger Woman Relationship

iRank47

Just Go with It rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.4/10· 289K votes

Rotten Tomatoes20%

Metacritic33%

TMDb6.706/10· 6K votes

With 20% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.4/10 on IMDb and 33/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Just Go with It

While romancing Palmer, a much younger schoolteacher, plastic surgeon Danny Maccabee enlists his loyal assistant Katherine to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies backfire, Katherine's kids become involved, and everyone heads off for a weekend in Hawaii that will change all their lives.

Cast of Just Go with It

Adam Sandler
as Danny Maccabee
Jennifer Aniston
as Katherine Murphy
Brooklyn Decker
as Palmer Dodge
Nicole Kidman
as Devlin Adams
Nick Swardson
as Eddie Simms
Bailee Madison
as Maggie Murphy
Griffin Gluck
as Michael Murphy
Dave Matthews
as Ian Maxtone Jones
Kevin Nealon
as Adon
Rachel Dratch
as Kirsten Brant
Allen Covert
as Soul Patch
Dan Patrick
as Tanner Patrick

Just Go with It facts

Budget: $80M
Box office: $214.9M

Our take on Just Go with It

Dennis Dugan's 2011 romantic comedy spins a snowballing lie into a farce: a plastic surgeon courting a much younger woman ropes his loyal assistant into posing as his soon-to-be-ex-wife to cover a careless fib. When the deception keeps growing, her kids get pulled in too, and the whole tangle relocates to Hawaii for a weekend that reshuffles everyone's feelings. It's a light, sun-soaked studio comedy built on mistaken pretenses and easygoing chemistry rather than surprises, aimed squarely at viewers who want an undemanding romp. If you enjoy breezy rom-coms where the fake relationship slowly turns real, this fits the bill; those wanting sharper wit may find it slight.

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