Quick Review: Grown Ups

Can crude, juvenile humor merge with good clean family fun? That is the scenario of "Grown Ups," starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade and Rob Schneider as childhood friends who reunite at the funeral of their old basketball coach, and then spend the July 4th weekend together at a lake house with their families (except for Spade's character, who is single). The weekend is spent teaching the kids of the married couples lessons, and resolving the various problems of all of the adults. Some of it's stupid and predictable but with these co-stars, all of whom worked together at various times, including "Saturday Night Live," sometimes you can't help but laugh. Even at Rob Schneider. So, to answer my opening question: not exactly. The film veers more towards the family stuff, which neuters these comics to some extent. Still, it's a little better than Sandler's last film, "Funny People." My grade: B-minus.