What Happens in Vegas

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What Happens in Vegas

PG-13

Released May 9, 2008

1h 39m

Romance

Comedy

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During a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally (Cameron Diaz) and playboy Jack Fuller (Ashton Kutcher) come to the sober realization that they have married each other after a night of drunken abandon. Besides that, there is a huge jackpot at stake. An implacable judge freezes the prize money and refuses to grant an annulment, so Joy and Jack must try to make their impromptu marriage work.

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Critics Consensus

What Happens in Vegas has a few laughs, but mostly settles for derivative romantic comedy conventions and receives little help from a pair of unlikable leads.

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

The combined verve Diaz and Kutcher bring to the table saves a routine time-killer from being entirely forgettable.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 7, 2008

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David Stratton

At the Movies (Australia)

What happens in this seriously flawed would-be romantic comedy is Nothing Much.

Rated: 1/5

May 15, 2008

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

The screenplay is awful, the direction is bland and the performances are beyond redemption.

May 12, 2008

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…keep this muck in Vegas and keep it out of my way…

Rated: 1/5

Jun 29, 2022

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James Croot

The Post NZ

A dreary combination of The Break-Up and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, all the best bits of this film can be seen in its trailer.

Rated: 1.5/5

Apr 8, 2022

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

What happens in Vegas? The same stuff you've seen in every B-grade romantic comedy for the last 50 years.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 27, 2020

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Чорна В

Enjoyed it so much very fascinating!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/29/25

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Regal R

70/100- cute little romcom. is exactly what you expect.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/23/24

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alan g

Two of the worst actors in Hokeywood teamed together. Neither can act, has any charm, or talent.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/23/24

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Rich S

The category in "Final Jeopardy!" is Box Office Bombs and the question is "how do you make Cameron Diaz as unlikeable as possible?" The answer is: you pair her with the king of douchebags, Ashton Kutcher.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/10/24

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Face R

One of my favourite rom-coms of all time. Definitely doesn't deserve the hate it gets.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/22/24

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Laura L

A 5-star romantic comedy! Joy McNally (Cameron Diaz) and Jack Fuller Jr. (Ashton Kutcher) meet in Vegas where they accidentally married. And because he got a USD 3,000,000 jackpot with her quarter, the judge decided that they must give a 6-month trial to their marriage before divorcing and deciding who gets the money. What follows is a comedy with games and traps, which they settle for each other to get the divorce and to keep the entire sum of money. It's a journey in which they learn about each other and themselves. Still, they get a divorce. But then... I let you discover what happens next. Don't miss a great laugh! Enjoy the movie! P.S. Those of you, who gave 1-star to this comedy (and to other movies), would you PLEASE TRY to be a little bit more ENCOURAGING with people watching movies and, in this case, have a great laugh, rather than discourage them from enjoying some quality time. THANK YOU!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/24/24

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Synopsis

During a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally (Cameron Diaz) and playboy Jack Fuller (Ashton Kutcher) come to the sober realization that they have married each other after a night of drunken abandon. Besides that, there is a huge jackpot at stake. An implacable judge freezes the prize money and refuses to grant an annulment, so Joy and Jack must try to make their impromptu marriage work.

Director: Tom Vaughan
Producer: Michael Aguilar, Shawn Levy, Dean Georgaris
Screenwriter: Dana Fox
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Mosaic Media Group, 21 Laps Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Language|A Drug Reference|Some Sexual and Crude Content)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 9, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 18, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $80.3M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby SRD, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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