Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Screen_Blitz From the brilliant writers of Old School (2003) and The Hangover (2009), comes a college-set comedy about the raucous life of college partying and the debauchery that ensues. This film follows college students Miller and Casey (played by Miles Teller and Skylar Astin), who hope to take their friend Jeff Chang (played by Justin Chon) out for a drink for his 21st birthday. Chang is initially reluctant as he has an interview of medical school the following day set by his hard-nose dad Mr. Chang. Ultimately, Jeff accepts and goes out for a wild night at the bar with his friends. However, what was supposed to a quick night of a few drinks unexpectedly turns into a night of endless debauchery when the Jeff Chang becomes passed out drunk and Miller and Casey cannot remember where he lives.While this movie isn't anything original as it follows nearly the same plot as The Hangover, a group of friends who get wasted, lose one of their friends and can't remember what happened the previous night, it surprisingly still brought out the laughs and humor the writers of The Hangover have been made known for. I certainly can't say this rises near the level of The Hangover however. The humor and the dialogue are not as inspired or funny, some of the sex jokes here feel a bit forced and over-the-top, most of which come out of the mouth of Miles Teller's character. There is also a rather heavy use of gross-out humor, the scene in the bathroom at the sorority house, for an example. Then there are some moments that are quite a bit clever. Miles Teller, Skylar Astin, and Justin Chon show some great comedic chemistry with each other. Teller plays Miller who is quite vulgar and raucous, despite the chaos that ensues during their night, while Skylar Astin plays Casey who is more smart and more serious about the situations that takes place. Then Chon who's character spends the majority of the film passed out and heavily intoxicated, subconscious of everything that goes on. 21 & Over is a worthy movie for comedy fans. However, this film could have been better if it wasn't too similar to The Hangover series. Overall, it made me laugh and it had some good moments in it.

Bryan Kluger A lot of fun is to be had with '21 and Over' if you know what you're getting into. Sure, you'll hear from many people that it mimics 'The Hangover', possibly to a tee, but in my opinion, I think this entertaining and hilarious movie stand on its own. 'The Hangover' scribes Scott Moore and Jon Lucas get behind the director's chair together for their first time with this comedy and they prove they have as much skill as Todd Phillips when telling a college tale about drinking and debauchery.We first me Miller (Miles Teller), who is a fast talking wise-ass who is on his way to one of his high-school best friend's college campus, in order to celebrate his friend's 21st birthday. He is joined by his other best friend Casey (Skylar Astin), who is on a path to be a successful square on Wall-Street. The birthday boy in question is Jeff Chang (Justin Chon), who on the exterior seems like a very bright, enthusiastic, and responsible student. However, he lives with a constant stress of his demanding father (Francois Chau) puts on him, but making him study 24 hours a day in order to become a doctor, and in fact has not had a quality social life in college, in order to please his father.Chang tells his friends that he has the interview of his life the next morning and that he cannot celebrate turning 21 with his friends who have traveled to see him, however with a little arm pulling and an air horn, the epic and disastrous night begins. It starts out normal enough, as they're all out at the local bar doing shot after shot, when a rogue dart pierces an angry guy in the face. The trio leave as Chang is getting more hammered until the point where he cannot walk on his own and basically becomes unconscious for the remainder of the film with brief flashes of his coming to and drinking more.The mission is to get Jeff Chang home before his father picks him up first thing in the morning for his interview. Only thing is, Miller and Casey don't remember where Chang lives. From breaking in to sorority houses to a stampeding buffalo, to a multi level drinking contest, the three guys are constantly getting into trouble and avoiding death. And if you've seen 'The Hangover' or 'Old School', you can figure out how the rest of the plot goes.I think this particular raunchy comedy stands with the best of them, because of it's three main leads. They are all likable in some way or another and in the end, it's about true friendship, and what friends would do for another friend. Chon really stands out when he is coherent, as I'd love to see him do more comedy. He was so funny playing that one friend who has had too much to drink. His physical comedy was amazing.'21 and Over' is silly and stupid, but tons of fun and is chock full of laughs, nudity, alcohol and a lot of heart, even with its cliché scenes. I'm sure this won't get as much attention as the films I mentioned above, mostly due to the lack of big name actors, but I'd like to think that this is the younger brother of those iconic movies, who is going to grow into something bigger with a set-up sequel.

MacTheMovieguy Jon Lucas and Scott Moore are making their directorial debut here, but they've written a bunch of films over the past couple years. Most notably, The Hangover. Add to that Rebound, Full Of It, Four Christmases, and Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past, and you'll understand why this is a bit of a mess.21 and Over features two friends (Miles Teller/Skylar Astin) who are visiting their friend (Justin Chon) for his 21st birthday, and plan to get him drunk. He has a med school admissions interview the next morning, however, so they have to get him home in time for that. You've seen everything else, in every other frat boy movie ever.Teller and Astin are game for everything thrown their way, and both are charismatic enough to make the 90 minutes fly by, but the film feels like a retread. I didn't find any of it funny, all of the humor was predictable, and penis shots in movies now are so predictable that I roll my eyes. It felt more like one of those straight-to-video American Pie movies than a full fledged effort deserving of theatrical release. It's not an awful film, it's just disturbingly average.

Thy Critic Man Your Superhero Old friends reunite. Drinking. Drugs. Conflicts arise. Mature character. Asshole character. Neutral character. Crazy night where nothing goes right. Mature character meets girl who has boyfriend. Boyfriend does not like mature character. More crazy. Mature character and ass-hole character do not get along and fight. They must join forces to end conflicts. Mature character and girl engage in a boring romance. Everything magically falls into place so that conflict is solved. All characters somehow connect because it is convenient for the script. Everyone is friends again.Were you bored reading that? Good. Because I was bored writing that. So why did I? To prove a point. I am usually against the use of spoilers in a review, and I am going to avoid them as much as I can, but damn, you can watch a trailer of this movie, and know exactly where it was going. You can tell what happens, what conflicts arise, and you know a scene will exist where the characters get into a fight, hate each-other, but than have to team up to save the day. Just like how even if a romance is kind of odd, and conveniently placed, it is just clearly a thrown in, just for the sake of being in a comedy movie structure.And that comedy movie structure is where the problem lies. Are we not sick of that predictable formula? Ever since I was a kid, comedies have been built in that way and I remember even complaining about it back than. These days, a few films do exist that find ways of avoiding that cliché style, but others still make full use of it. Even a film I actually really enjoyed such as 2012′s "Ted" followed it to an extent, but still managed to have a bunch of new tricks to retain its awesomeness.21 & Over failed to do so. This is because not only was it predictable, and most of the content brought back memories of other films, which did the same scenarios perhaps even better, it also failed to bring many laughs. I sat through it with a straight face through the majority of the film's run time, and that is a problem. I laugh a lot. I laugh at extremely stupid things. I laugh at things most people will look at me and call me extremely stupid for laughing at.This was the directing debut of Scott Moore and John Lucas, the men responsible for the screen-writing of the original Hangover. The comedy centered tag team wrote this film along with the directing, which makes me feel bad for bashing something they may have been very proud of. I want to make it clear that I am not bashing them, and think they are talented in what they do. The original "Hangover" was a fun movie. This one, well, just fell a little bit short.I feel like I have already dived into the plot enough with my generic sum-up, but a brief overview is that the three main characters reunite to celebrate a birthday. Miller (Miles Teller) and Casey (Skylar Austin) surprise old friend Jeff Chang (Justin Chon) by showing up at his doorstep. It is Chang's 21st, so they want a night out in the town like the good old days. Chang has an important meeting in the morning in order to secure a career as a doctor, thus his strict father, Dr. Chang (Francois Chau), advises his son not to go out. Of course, orders are not followed, and the drinking gets out of hand, leading to the films conflicts.Another issue that I had with this film, is that Miles Teller has a lot of potential, and he could have been hilarious with the proper script or dialogue. The acting in this film from the three leads was not a low point. Some of the other actors seemed a bit off, but with the silliness of the script, it was possibly purposely overacted.With so many other movies available to watch, and at your disposal, be it through DVD, Netflix, or a trip to the movie theater, I just can not justify recommending this flick. You have seen it all before, countless times, and the laughs are not present this time around.Skip it