What Happens in Vegas

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What Happens in Vegas

PG-13

2008

1h 39m

Romance

Comedy

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During a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally (Cameron Diaz) and playboy Jack Fuller (Ashton Kutcher) come to the sober realization that they have married each other after a night of drunken abandon. Besides that, there is a huge jackpot at stake. An implacable judge freezes the prize money and refuses to grant an annulment, so Joy and Jack must try to make their impromptu marriage work.

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Critics Consensus

What Happens in Vegas has a few laughs, but mostly settles for derivative romantic comedy conventions and receives little help from a pair of unlikable leads.

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

Jun 7, 2008

3/5

The combined verve Diaz and Kutcher bring to the table saves a routine time-killer from being entirely forgettable.

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David Stratton

At the Movies (Australia)

May 15, 2008

1/5

What happens in this seriously flawed would-be romantic comedy is Nothing Much.

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

May 12, 2008

The screenplay is awful, the direction is bland and the performances are beyond redemption.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Jun 29, 2022

1/5

…keep this muck in Vegas and keep it out of my way…

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James Croot

The Post NZ

Apr 8, 2022

1.5/5

A dreary combination of The Break-Up and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, all the best bits of this film can be seen in its trailer.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 27, 2020

1.5/4.0

What happens in Vegas? The same stuff you've seen in every B-grade romantic comedy for the last 50 years.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 19, 2026

This is *not* a good movie!

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Frans B

@FransB Jun 28, 2026

Fun, childish, hilarious, off beat and entertaining. Well it's Vegas and it's a movie, what not to be ridiculous? Good writing and directing. Stellar cast do a good job of keeping it "light". Lots of action, fast paced, tantric, frantic, drama, misconceptions, funny peculiar and haha, dilemma, drama, suspense, intrigue and some emotion. More like a rebellious teen movie but captivating nonetheless.

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David Lee K

@RT17066284 Mar 25, 2026

"What Happens in Vegas" promises to be funny and fun, yet it ends up being strangely safe and boring. The two leads are sort of charming, but they have also the energy of coworkers stuck in an elevator. A few jokes might land, but most of the writing sucks. It's watchable, if there's no other option available, and once in a while it is even mildly amusing… but is mostly instantly forgettable. I definitely do not recommend.

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Ricardo H

@B1GD1KR1C Mar 4, 2026

This movie is a riot and all the critics who hated on it are cucks lmfaoo I’m working thru my relationship rn and I couldn’t stop laughing we loved this movie and I hope Kutch n Diaz can get some more laughs going some day cuz this is a classic

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Thyaagu C

@Thyaagu Feb 6, 2026

This left me scratching my head. IDK what just happened. Kept me mildly entertained, laughs here and there. Overall? Not good, not bad, just meh.

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Divya D

@Ddharshi Jan 3, 2026

This is my favorite movie in the rom com genre, i know each one has different opinions but WHIV, soundtracks were good, ashton & diaz done amazing, joy character is full of light positive .the way she is on carry herself is my fav. This my go to movie to make me feel like myself again.

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Synopsis

During a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally (Cameron Diaz) and playboy Jack Fuller (Ashton Kutcher) come to the sober realization that they have married each other after a night of drunken abandon. Besides that, there is a huge jackpot at stake. An implacable judge freezes the prize money and refuses to grant an annulment, so Joy and Jack must try to make their impromptu marriage work.

Director: Tom Vaughan
Producer: Michael Aguilar, Shawn Levy, Dean Georgaris
Screenwriter: Dana Fox
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Mosaic Media Group, 21 Laps Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Language|A Drug Reference|Some Sexual and Crude Content)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 9, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 18, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $80.3M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby SRD, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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