Summary
Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher were two young actors who seemed immune to the trap, rising above cliché thanks to their energetic personalities and genuine screen presence, but What Happens in Vegas proves these two talents can look as static, as one-dimensional, and as dramatically dead as any other actor stuck in a genre straitjacket.
Romance is about discovery and a sense of rebirth, but What Happens in Vegas feels as flat as a freebie casino cola as it tells the story of Joy McNally (Cameron Diaz) and Jack Fuller (Ashton Kutcher), two losers who hook up during a wild Vegas weekend.Joy's story is a little different. She wasn't fired. She was dumped, and instead of finding solace in a bucket of Haagen-Dazs, this go-getter heads to Vegas with her best friend (Lake Bell) in the hopes of leaving love behind.See the full content of this document
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What Happens in Vegas Should Stay There
By Katherine Monk
The romantic comedy has turned into the modern roach motel. The talent may check in, but once they get trapped in the sticky formula, they giv...See the full content of this document
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