What you should know about "Jack and Jill"

If you like Adam Sandler, you'll likely find his new family comedy "Jack and Jill" out today (11/11) amusing. There are a few laughs, but it's far from comic genius in my opinion.

Overall, it's a mediocre comedy about twins with very different personalities. The story starts with Jill coming over for Thanksgiving dinner, but ends up staying weeks and going on the long-planned family cruise, making Jack miserable. Happens, though, that Jack needs Jill to help him land a commercial deal with Al Pacino. Yes, Al falls for Jill, as shown in the movie trailer. She's not interested. The story is absurd. But it's expected in Adam Sandler comedies. And of course, everything wraps up nicely in the end.

My tween daughter really wanted to check it out after seeing the trailer, which had her and a friend laughing pretty much nonstop. My son opted to pass, saying he only likes action movies. Okay. So we went with another tween and her mom. The girls were laughing during much of the movie, even at the fart jokes. Seriously! My daughter's grade B. Mine was a D.

The acting isn't great; it's like watching a LONG comedy skit with LOTS of product placements. But I busted a laugh at the Al Pacino commercial bit near the end. It's absurd. And I couldn't believe Johnny Depp made a cameo. Check out his shirt. It's aimed at tweens who will likely go to see this movie.

Should you take little kids? It's rated PG for some crude material, comic violence, suggestive references and brief smoking. The mom who went with me said she thought 8 and up will be fine. I'm inclined to agree, but each family has their standards for appropriate content. Here's what you should know:

-Lots of "gross out" jokes about farts. weight and appearances. One character looks up another's dress to make sure she's a woman. Another hides in an unusual place to escape a bad date.

-Mild language and insults.

-One character makes many unwanted advances to another with some suggested dialogue. Dating jokes are abundant.

-Tons of product placement - you can play a game out of how many companies you recognize.

-Stereotypes of Mexicans (landscaper and crazy grandma) and food.

The movie does offer you a chance to talk about differences in people and how we can learn to accept each other's qualities. You can also talk about the overwhelming product placements and whether that influences movie watchers.

Cheers.