Chuck Levine and Larry Valentine are friends and Brooklyn firefighting partners. Widower Larry who still mourns the death of his wife Paula is having problems changing the beneficiary on his insurance policy from Paulas name to his childrens. He is worried about his childrens future if he were to be killed in the line of duty and is contemplating quitting his job for something less risky but he also does not want to forfeit his firefighters pension as he also see it as a safety net for his children. Larry saves Chucks life on one of their calls. So when Chuck tells Larry that he owes him one Larry takes him up on his offer. Larrys favor despite both being heterosexual that they enter into a domestic partnership in name and paper only to provide that much needed protection for Larrys children. Chronic womanizer Chuck reluctantly but eventually agrees. The one person who knows for a certainty that they are both straight is their boss Captain Phineas J. Tucker. Their ...
Review
This film is basically an average comedy. You can poke a lot of holes in the plot and there is a lot of stupidity. Yet there are some parts that make you laugh out loud. This is an entertaining film but your own sense of humor should dictate whether you want to see it or not.
Sandler and James play New York firefighters. The basic premise is that Kevin James' character finds a loophole in the system so that if he marries Sandler his children will easily get his employee benefits. Without a wife his children would be held in limbo by the state for a while before they get any benefits. This of course is a stretch but since it is a comedy you just kind of go with it.
So after James saves Sandler's life Sandler agrees to go through with this. This is where the gay jokes ensue. Add in Ving Rhames who is a gay firefighter who comes out of the closet due to James and Sandler and also add in Jessica Biel as some eye candy who Sandler badly wants to date and you have all the ingredients of this comedy. Rob Schneider is funny playing an Asian minister. This movie is progay I would say so it shouldn't offend homosexuals and Schneider is part Asian so I guess he is supposed to be off the hook for making fun of that ethnic group. Anyway all the jokes are supposed to be in good fun but some people might get offended. If you are the type of person who gets offended easily then you probably should avoid this movie.
Some nice cameos in the film and the soundtrack is largely comprised of known gay artists.
I saw this in the theater with my girlfriend. You would probably be smart to avoid the pricey theater tickets and wait until this comes out on DVD. This is not going to be a classic comedy and is not close to one of Sandler's best. At the same time I don't think that it is an awful film either. Rating 6 0f 10 stars.