Blended

A blind date is a very exciting thing, but it is not always successful for people who dare to do it. This is the kind of failure that befell Lauren and Jim, each of whom is raising children alone. Their first meeting was like a disaster of inter-social significance! Especially for a girl. Not only that, the waiter mixed up the cards. This was the beginning of an unexpected trip of two families to Africa, where Jim and Lauren discovered each other in different ways. And all thanks to a stupid coincidence of circumstances with vouchers. Although who said that they came to this immediately and easily? After all, at first he and she were ready to kill each other! Read more Filmed by comedian Adam Sandler's studio, the film became his third collaboration with Drew Barrymore. Before that, they could be seen together to some extent in the sad comedies "The Wedding Singer" (1997) and "50 First Kisses" (2004). In addition, Adam has already managed to work with the director on several other projects. Having initially called the film "Mixed", over time the studio Warner Bros. changed it to "The Familymoon" and then reverted back to the original version. In order to convey the entire palette of the charms of Africa, the director decided to shoot the film in the southern part of the continent. To be precise, the site was Sun City, and in addition, the area near Lakes Buford, Lanier, Gainesville (on the territory of the United States). To emphasize the peculiarities of Africa, cameraman Julio Makat ("Home Alone", "Hurry to Love") was invited. Frank Coraci, working with his friends, often picked up and supported the desire of both the main actors and secondary actors to improvise. In particular, it helped actress Jessica Lowe, who was just starting her career in big cinema with this film. Despite the fact that at the first screenings, critics showed a rather sluggish interest in the film, the rest of the audience immediately picked up on the cheerful mood of the film.