Adam Sandler is one of my favorite SNL alumni of all time, and with good reason. Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison were legendary comedies, and while his career has seen a decline in quality, he had far more hits than misses before signing his deal with Netflix. Grown Ups was one of his later films before that partnership, and it famously featured many of his SNL friends. Apparently, Sandler had been developing the idea for years and originally intended for Chris Farley to be in it as well.

The film centers around a group of childhood friends who once won a minor, insignificant basketball game that nobody else remembers. Their coach, however, was the glue that held them together in one way or another.

The group reunites when their beloved coach passes away. Lenny Feder (Adam Sandler) grew up far wealthier than the rest of the crew. He’s now a successful Hollywood talent agent, married to his stunning Latina wife, Roxanne Chase-Feder (Salma Hayek), a prominent fashion designer. Everything seems to be going his way.

Most of his friends, however, come across as quirky at best. Eric Lamonsoff (Kevin James) has a wife who still breastfeeds their son at a disturbingly inappropriate age. Speaking of bizarre, Rob Hilliard (Rob Schneider) is married to a woman old enough to have voted for Dwight D. Eisenhower.

The friends spend their time hanging out and reconnecting, though the actual plot kicks in when they are challenged by their old rivals, still bitter over losing that childhood basketball game before anyone had even hit puberty.

I’d consider Grown Ups one of Adam Sandler’s weaker films, though still a fairly enjoyable one. Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, Little Nicky, The Waterboy, Big Daddy, and Mr. Deeds all rank as stronger comedies in my view. Still, Grown Ups is likable for most audiences, especially those who may not care for Sandler’s more crude and outrageous films.