Has it been 10 years already?
The Story:
It's been 10 years since graduation, and a group of friends returns to celebrate their high school graduation. Are friends still as tight as they once were? Do any relationships rekindle or spark out after all this time? Did everyone really grow up?
Only one way to find out...
Ten Years.
That's about how long my wife thought this movie lasted. : )
Really, it's just about 100 minutes, but it's 100 minutes of talking heads and lots of different characters taking up screen time.
Whether you connect to any of them or not will depend a lot on the actors in question, and perhaps if they had a story that strikes a chord with your personally, or at least is interesting.
The players: Jake (Channing Tatum) and his girlfriend arrive, but Jake can't shake his former flame Mary (Rosario Dawson) who arrives to the affair...married.
Marty (Justin Long) and AJ who both are trying to get with the popular girl one more time.
Former bully who decides to mend his ways by apologizing to everyone during the party, repeatedly.
Then there is the boy who made good, Reeves (Oscar Isaac) who went on to become a popular musician thanks in part to a song about a girl (Kate Mara) who he was in love with in school, and still is to this day.
It's a cute film with its heart in the right place, but overly long and a bit boring in many places.
Too much reliance on alcohol to get the party started and keep it going, and most of the conversations shouldn't take all night, but they do. And as they drag on, so too does the movie.
It could have been shorter, tighter scripted and a much better affair.
My recommendation?
If you want a film that celebrates a 10 Year High School Reunion, check out Grosse Pointe Blanke instead.
: )
Final Grade: C
Would I Own It: Nope
The Story:
It's been 10 years since graduation, and a group of friends returns to celebrate their high school graduation. Are friends still as tight as they once were? Do any relationships rekindle or spark out after all this time? Did everyone really grow up?
Only one way to find out...
Ten Years.
That's about how long my wife thought this movie lasted. : )
Really, it's just about 100 minutes, but it's 100 minutes of talking heads and lots of different characters taking up screen time.
Whether you connect to any of them or not will depend a lot on the actors in question, and perhaps if they had a story that strikes a chord with your personally, or at least is interesting.
The players: Jake (Channing Tatum) and his girlfriend arrive, but Jake can't shake his former flame Mary (Rosario Dawson) who arrives to the affair...married.
Marty (Justin Long) and AJ who both are trying to get with the popular girl one more time.
Former bully who decides to mend his ways by apologizing to everyone during the party, repeatedly.
Then there is the boy who made good, Reeves (Oscar Isaac) who went on to become a popular musician thanks in part to a song about a girl (Kate Mara) who he was in love with in school, and still is to this day.
It's a cute film with its heart in the right place, but overly long and a bit boring in many places.
Too much reliance on alcohol to get the party started and keep it going, and most of the conversations shouldn't take all night, but they do. And as they drag on, so too does the movie.
It could have been shorter, tighter scripted and a much better affair.
My recommendation?
If you want a film that celebrates a 10 Year High School Reunion, check out Grosse Pointe Blanke instead.
: )
Final Grade: C
Would I Own It: Nope
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