You might have seen this movie a couple of years ago. Well, okay, not exactly the same movie — the previous one was much better — but the plot was pretty similar. 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry' is a crass, somewhat homophobic, and not particularly funny version of the brilliant 'Strange Bedfellows' starring Paul Hogan.

If faced with a choice, choose the latter. But if you're a diehard Adam Sandler fan and can't stop yourself, here's what you can expect.

Widow Larry Valentine (Kevin James) is a heroic New York fire fighter. Due to a slip-up on his part and a bizarre legal glitch, Larry’s life insurance can't be transferred to his kids unless he remarries. Being the loyal widow that he is, he cannot contemplate marrying another woman.

Luckily, his (equally heroic) super-macho, womanising buddy Chuck Levine owes him a favour because Larry saved his life a couple of times. The plan? Register a gay partnership, sort out the insurance problem and get on with their lives.

Easier said than done. Unfortunately others have tried this scam before and the pedantic city inspector Clint Fitzer (Steve Buscemi) is out to catch them. Forced to prove their 'gayness' Larry and Chuck get married in Canada and move in together. While they try to make their new little 'family' work, the polygamist Chuck falls in love with their super-hot lawyer Alex McDonough (Jessica Biel) and they accidentally become icons of the gay community.

The help of Sandler regulars — Rob Schneider, Allen Covert — and 'Happy Gilmore' director Dennis Dugan, does little to elevate this latest Happy Madison production to the level of its forebearers.

The film's biggest failure is that it's just not that funny. Its second biggest failure is that it does little to disguise its bigoted sentiments. For nine tenths of the film, every conceivable homophobic gay joke is whipped out and beaten to death and every imaginable gay stereotype is given its run, and then — just in case you were starting to get the wrong idea — Chuck starts sermonising about how gay people are people too.It's too little, too late — and all too lame.

Extras

The extras include some deleted scenes, which, thankfully, weren't included in the movie. It also highlights (for those who haven't watched every single Sandler movie ever made) the actors who contributed cameo roles in a feature called 'Look who stopped by'.

For those who just haven't had enough of the cast, there are a few bloopers and Sandler and James laughing at pretty much everything and anything. Although the stunts weren't particularly impressive, the bonus features also include a rundown on the stunts — yip, look out for that guy in the fat suit.