21 & Over

This movie was awful. It was quiet offensive and at times very disturbing. I do not think movies like this should even be allowed in theatres. I do not think our children should grow up watching these types of movies. To me, I thought this movie was complete junk and very disrespectful of representing young adults in the United States. I knew from the title that this was going to be a weird movie. To me, there were few funny moments in this movie, and many disturbing ones. I beg parents not to let their children see this movie, as it can have a huge negative effect on their lives. I guarantee it. If anybody likes offensive, racist, and stupid movies, then this is perfect for you.

'21 & OVER': Four Stars (Out of Five) An 80s style youth party flick from the writers of 'THE HANGOVER' (Jon Lucas and Scott Moore)! Lucas and Moore wrote the film and also make their directorial debut. It tells the story of a straight-A student who agrees to go out drinking for his 21st birthday, the night before a big medical school interview his domineering father set up for him. It stars Skylar Astin (of 'PITCH PERFECT' fame), Miles Teller (of 'PROJECT X' fame) and Justin Chon (of 'TWILIGHT' fame). The movie has been compared to other similar teen sex/party films (like last year's 'PROJECT X') as well as the great 'HANGOVER'. I'd say while it doesn't match the greatest of all drunk party films ('THE HANGOVER') it does make a very nice and somewhat classic (in its own right) youth gone wild film all the same. Chon plays Jeff Chang (who's full name is used at all times, even by his two best friends, which some say is racism), a straight-A college student who's been studying to be a doctor. His two best friends, Casey (Astin, who looks an awful lot like a younger Dane Cook) and Miller (Teller), who haven't seen Jeff in a while, decide to show up at his place on his 21st birthday to take him out partying. They are startled to find Jeff's father, Dr. Chang (Francois Chau), there. Dr. Chang informs the two boys that Jeff can not go out drinking with them at all because he has an important medical school meeting the next morning that he set up for him. After the doctor leaves Miller continues to harass Jeff into going out with them, all the same, until Jeff gives in and agrees to go out for one drink. One drink turns into several, Jeff becomes too drunk to walk or talk and the boys can't remember where he lives. So they spend the rest of the night trying to track down someone who does so they can get him home in time for his big interview. The movie has a very similar formula and style to 'THE HANGOVER' and while it might not be as good as that classic film it is better than it's first sequel (and probably it's second). Director Todd Philips would have been much wiser to keep the writing team of the original 'HANGOVER' instead of replacing them with himself and others (which of course got them much weaker results). As this movie proves Lucas and Moore know how to keep the classic 'drunks gone wild for one night of total mayhem' formula going without ruining it or making it seem old. The acting is all more than adequate (There's also a beautiful and extremely likable girl in the film, named Sarah Wright) and Lucas and Moore actually make great party film directors as well. Fans of these types of movies definitely won't go wrong here. I saw it as party of a double feature (I created; at Regal's $5 movie night in Corvallis) with 'THE LAST EXORCISM PART II'. Seeing an 80s style teen sex/party flick with an 80s style B horror film was a great match up and while both were enjoyable (despite what the critics say) this was the better film of the two. Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFTKqX4Wyew

The movie is predictable. the dialogs are exhausting and tacky, and of course, they had to push in some cheap love story. The feeling i got, is that the writers just wanted to add another movie to their records and few bucks to their wallets , and didn't really give much thought on making it original or funny, but played it safe with usual college humor. For me it was a waste of time and money, but hey, if it was free and i was watching it on TV with nothing else better to do - i might have stuck till the end. long story short : if your'e over 21, I don't recommend this movie.

After enduring a series of movies over the past two months so bad that the word "bad" is woefully inadequate, I thought I might have reached the nadir with such titles as "Playing For Keeps," "The Last Stand," "A Good Day to Die Hard," "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters," "Identity Thief," "Parental Guidance," and other works of low quality — that is until I was forced to view the latest comedic travesty that is "21 and Over." And since this forum will not allow a grade lower than one star, I am reluctantly unable to award it the -10 it more than justly deserves. Relativity Media's attempt to make a juvenile "The Hangover" meets "Animal House" meets "Revenge of the Nerds" succeeds only in the juvenile part and co-directors (and scribblers) Jon Lucas and Scott Moore ("The Change-Up") seemed to have thrown any attempt at humor out the window, replacing that emotion with senseless drug and alcohol abuse, mind-numbing violence, racism, nauseating nudity, misogyny and unabashed stupidity. In fact, this was the first movie since 2009's "Observe and Report" to actually make this critic physically ill. I'm not sure if the upset stomach was because I was already a tad woozy from the flu, but the splitting headache was no doubt caused by this production which stars absolutely no one and elicits no laughs whatsoever - unless one finds things like projectile vomiting, urinating on people, being drunk and stoned to the point of annoyance, being spanked with a cricket bat, automobile accidents, people being thrown from balconies and beaten senseless, animal abuse, making fun of the mentally ill, parental violence and, probably worst of all, a throbbing and brain tumor-inducing rap soundtrack that pulsates ceaselessly throughout this unmitigated disaster - a fun time. And while I knew I wasn't going to see Shakespeare with this picture, it doesn't mean I wanted to see a pile of crap, either. In fact, "21 and Over" was obviously made for individuals with mental ages of 10 and under. I suppose some explanation of the pointless plot is in order, so here goes: Viewers are first greeted with a shot of two naked guys and their red and beaten butts — and things go downhill from there. We then see longtime buddies Miller (Miles Teller, "Project X," another vivid example of how today's youth and unlimited partying definitely does not go together) and Casey (Skylar Astin, "Pitch Perfect") travel to an anonymous college town to visit a third chum, the super brainiac, Jeff Chang (Justin Chon, "Twilight") to help him celebrate his 21st birthday. It's too bad they showed up, though, because Chang has a very important interview with a big-time medical school the next day. Throwing caution — and intelligence — to the wind, Chang decides to have just "one beer," but of course, we know the night will escalate into a series of wild debauchery, frat parties, pep rallies (which seem to go on all night) and breaking into a Latina sorority (for no other reason than to add female exploitation and objectification to the mix), all of which leads to arrests, incarcerations and suicide holds. And the laughs keep coming, friends. Even the inclusion of a tepid romantic triangle between Casey, Nicole (Sarah Wright, "Celeste and Jesse Forever") and her cheerleader boyfriend, Randy (Jonathan Keltz, "Prom") brings nothing but cringes to the table. As does the phony "friends falling out, but coming back together" routine. Then, after all of the completely lame attempts to squeeze any kind of laugh from this effort, we're supposed to care when the movie decides — at the last minute — to send us some kind of message. It's way too late and I am far too ticked off to care at this point. If "21 and Over" is ANY kind of example of how today's American youth gets its jollies, I am perfectly content to either move to a Third World country or to just live in the past. Either choice is better than this monstrosity.

This movie is pretty bad, the story is quite bad as well. 3 friends get wasted, and then they do some crazy stuff, It's a bit overused. Also those racist jokes are so bad, especially with 2 Serbian thugs, classic propaganda about Serbians being terrorists mean and rude people. I rated it 3, It has funny moments, but it's like you read scenario and you know what will happen, it's too obvious. But then again, I guess if you are 15 years old you will find this movie very entertaining, If you are a bit older with some experience with parties drinking, you will face palm. I understand it's a movie but it's too American, parties getting wasted, and at the end you make everything right.