4.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
What Happens in Vegas (2008)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.6
Overview
During a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally and playboy Jack Fuller come to the sober realization that they have married each other after a night of drunken abandon. They are then compelled, for legal reasons, to live life as a couple for a limited period of time. At stake is a large amount of money.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
During a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally and playboy Jack Fuller come to the sober realization that they have married each other after a night of drunken abandon. They are then compelled, for legal reasons, to live life as a couple for a limited period of time. At stake is a large amount of money.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film focuses on apolitical themes of individual responsibility, personal growth, and the development of genuine love within an unconventional forced marriage, without explicitly promoting any specific political ideology.
The movie features a predominantly white main cast with some visible diversity in supporting roles, but without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white characters. Its narrative focuses on romantic comedy tropes and does not include any critical portrayal of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'What Happens in Vegas' does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses entirely on a heterosexual romantic comedy plot, with no explicit or implicit exploration of queer identity or experiences.
The film "What Happens in Vegas" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a heterosexual couple's forced cohabitation after a drunken Vegas marriage and subsequent lottery win, with no elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film is an original romantic comedy from 2008, not an adaptation, reboot, or biopic. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there is no prior source material or historical record to establish a canonical gender for any character. Therefore, no gender swaps occur.
What Happens in Vegas is an original film with characters created specifically for this movie. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment to establish any character's race before this film's production. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
6.1
Critic Ratings
2.5
3.6
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