Rotten
Good intentions can only carry these films so far, and this one falls woefully short.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
They're as straight as can be, but don't tell anyone.
2007 · 1h 55m · PG-13
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Dennis Dugan
Overview
Firefighters Chuck Ford and Larry Valentine are guy's guys, loyal to the core—which is why when widower Larry asks Chuck to pose as his lover so that he can get domestic partner benefits for his kids, his buddy agrees. However, things get dicey when a bureaucrat comes calling, and the boys are forced to present a picture of domestic bliss.
Director and cast
- Dennis Dugan Director
- Jessica Biel as Alex McDonough
- Ving Rhames as Fred G. Duncan
- Steve Buscemi as Clinton Fitzer
- Nicholas Turturro as Renaldo Pinera
- Allen Covert as Steve
- Rachel Dratch as Benefits Supervisor
- Nick Swardson as Kevin McDonough
- Dan Aykroyd as Captain Phineas J. Tucker
- Richard Chamberlain as Councilman Banks
- Adam Sandler as Charles "Chuck" Levine
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
15%
Tomatometer
Rotten
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.
David Ansen, Newsweek
Rotten
The premise is older than the pilot for Three's Company, and just as unfunny.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
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.
Joanne Kaufman, Wall Street Journal
Rotten
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.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
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