Even by the drastically low standards of the rest of his oeuvre, critical punching bag Adam Sandler's latest movie, Grown Ups 2, is a flop of almost unrivaled proportions, with an abysmal 7 percent positive reviews on aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. (By contrast, the first Grown Ups scored a relatively rosy 10 percent.) Not even Rotten Tomatoes' consensus summary for Grown Ups 2 could contain its horror: "While it's certainly the movie event of the year for filmgoers passionate about deer piss humor, Grown Ups 2 will bore, annoy, and disgust audiences of nearly every other persuasion."
But despite reviews that serve as the critical equivalent of an "ABANDON ALL HOPE YE WHO ENTER HERE" sign, some moviegoers may feel the need to wander into the hellscape that is a Grown Ups 2 screening for themselves. What, exactly, makes Grown Ups 2 such a dismal movie? Here, five critics attempt to explain:
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Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.