I've never been on a blind date and have to say......thank goodness!! I am sure they work out just fine for some people, but to me it seems like it can get pretty uncomfortable. After all, you've never met this person, and unless you are seeing a movie (genius!!) then you are forced into conversation with a complete stranger, face to face, with no way to get out!
For Jim and Lauren, it goes exactly how I would imagine. Lauren, who is obviously very type A (I mean she owns her own closet organization company.....yeah) appears to have nothing in common with Jim ( a Dick's Sporting Goods worker who drinks her beer while she uses the restroom). This is definitely not going well for either one and matters get worse when Lauren, who assumes Jim is divorced too, tells him she doesn't blame his wife for leaving him. he soon finds the reality of the situation is that she died of Cancer. No worries though, this awkward date is cut short when Jim gets the fake emergency call and is off the hook.
You wouldn't think Lauren and Jim would ever have to see one another again, but my friend that is not the case. You see, Lauren's gal pale and co-worker decides to end it with the owner of Dick's Sporting Goods and therefore leaves their romantic vacation to Africa up for grabs. Lauren begs her friend to let her go and take her two boys, while at the same time, Jim calls to ask his boss if he can go with his 3 girls. Neither have any ideas what the other is doing.
Once arriving in Africa, Lauren and Jim are unpleasantly surprised to see both were thinking along the same lines in this scenario. The irony of their situation magnifies when they discover their is a blended family theme here at the resort in Africa. They do try their best to separate their not so family vacation, but fate fights them every step of the way.
Jim wins Lauren over by being the man in her boys' lives. Their dad has better things to do than pay attention to his offspring back home, so when Jim teaches her youngest to play baseball and her other to calm down his anger through boxing, it tears down her protective wall. Lauren wins Jim over in a big way. Jim's daughters are lacking a female influence in their lives. For example, the girls dresses in khakis with tucked in Polos, get their hair cut by the barber, and are constantly getting mistaken for boys. Luckily Lauren enters their lives and transforms them into the beautiful young ladies that they are. Even more than this, Lauren adapts to their life in meaningful ways that you will just have to see to find out. I can't take away the endearment of these scenes by giving you all the juicy details. It seems like the ending is pretty predictable, but Jim starts realizing he isn't ready to move on.
I have to be honest, Adam was hilarious when he was younger and the days of Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore will always be my favorite for him, but this was a great film with an excellent message. Blended families are very common and I think it did a great job showing what is entailed when bringing two families together. Drew and Adam will definitely win your hearts.
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