What Happens in Vegas

The combination of Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher means expectations are met in the latest addition to the rom com canon. It's a lighthearted movie with a few laughs and plenty of cringes. Joy McNally (Diaz) is a stockbroker who strives for perfection in her relationship by planning out everything down to the last detail. After her fiancé dumps her for being a control freak, her friend Tipper (Lake Bell) convinces her to go to Vegas and have some careless fun. Meanwhile, Jack Fuller (Kutcher) gets fired from his dad's business for his sloppiness and inability to achieve. To celebrate, he and his friend Jeffrey "Hater" Lewis (Rob Corddry) go to Vegas. Jack and Joy meet after being accidentally booked into the same room, and after a night out together they impulsively get married. During a squabble the next morning, they win $3 million at a slot machine and end up in court, where the judge freezes the money and forces them to make their marriage work for six months. So the fighting and back-stabbing starts as they each try to get the other to surrender the money. The highlights of the film are Tipper's dry humour and Jeffrey's cynical behaviour, but there isn't enough of it. The uninventive plot ultimately turns into a sentimental ending, and overall it's an unmemorable film.

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Five famous companies founded by teens

There are numerous success stories of teen businesses that were created in college dorm rooms and other modest circumstances. Below are some of the most recognisable names in the industry:

Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg and his friends started Facebook when he was a 19-year-old Harvard undergraduate.
Dell: When Michael Dell was an undergraduate student at Texas University in 1984, he started upgrading computers for profit. He starting working full-time on his business when he was 19. Eventually, his company became the Dell Computer Corporation and then Dell Inc.
Subway: Fred DeLuca opened the first Subway restaurant when he was 17. In 1965, Mr DeLuca needed extra money for college, so he decided to open his own business. Peter Buck, a family friend, lent him $1,000 and together, they opened Pete’s Super Submarines. A few years later, the company was rebranded and called Subway.
Mashable: In 2005, Pete Cashmore created Mashable in Scotland when he was a teenager. The site was then a technology blog. Over the next few decades, Mr Cashmore has turned Mashable into a global media company.
Oculus VR: Palmer Luckey founded Oculus VR in June 2012, when he was 19. In August that year, Oculus launched its Kickstarter campaign and raised more than $1 million in three days. Facebook bought Oculus for $2 billion two years later.

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Starring: Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem

Director: Joseph Kosinski

Rating: 4/5

An uninventive addition to the rom com canon with a few laughs and plenty of cringes.

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets

Five famous companies founded by teens

F1 The Movie