Movie of the Month
Niki Stewart 7th grade
Blended
Lauren Reynolds, who has two sons, Brendan and Tyler, meets Jim Friedman, a widower with three daughters, (Hilary, Espn, and Lou) on a blind date. The date ends in disaster due to a conflict between Jim's clumsy and careless attitude and Lauren's perfectionist nature.
Later, Jim and Lauren run into each other at a pharmacy. Afterwards, Jim realizes that their credit cards were mixed up and goes to Lauren's house. There, he and Lauren learn that Lauren's friend Jen has broken up with her boyfriend Dick, who happens to be Jim's boss, over his having kids, and that they will no longer be going on a planned African vacation together.
Unbeknownst to each other, Jim and Lauren both arrange to go on the pre-booked vacation with their families. When they arrive in Africa the two families are surprised to see each other. Things get more awkward when Jim and Lauren are given a romantic suite.
The families are put together for a "blended family-moon", where they get together with other couples, including a man called Eddy and his girlfriend Ginger, as well as Eddy's teenage son Jake , who Hilary develops a crush on at first sight.
The kids make an awkward impression with each other, not knowing how to react to Espn acting like her mom is there with her. Over time, they begin to bond with each other and each other's parents.
(Credit: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blended_%28film%29 )
I personally really liked this film and I think it is a perfect film for families and teenagers to watch and hope you will like it too.
Directed by Frank Coraci and written by Ivan Menchell and Clare Sera. Starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore with an ensemble cast featuring Bella Thorne, Emma Fuhrmann, Terry Crews, Joel McHale, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kevin Nealon, and Shaquille O'Neal, the film was released on May 23, 2014