21 And Over (2013)
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Critics Consensus: Though it strives to mimic The Hangover, 21 and Over is too predictable, too unabashedly profane, and too inconsistently funny to carry the torch.
Critics Consensus: Though it strives to mimic The Hangover, 21 and Over is too predictable, too unabashedly profane, and too inconsistently funny to carry the torch.
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Straight-A college student Jeff Chang has always done what he was supposed to do. But when his two best friends Casey and Miller surprise him with a visit for his 21st birthday, Jeff Chang decides to do everything he wants to do for a change, even though his important medical school interview is early the next morning. What was supposed to be one beer becomes a night of humiliation, over indulgence and utter debauchery in this coming-of-drinking-age-comedy, from the writers of THE HANGOVER, … More- Rating:
- R (for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, some graphic nudity, drugs and drinking)
- Genre:
- Comedy
- Directed By:
- Scott Moore , Jon Lucas
- Written By:
- Jon Lucas , Scott Moore
- In Theaters:
- Mar 1, 2013 Wide
- On DVD:
- Jun 18, 2013
- US Box Office:
- $25.7M
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Cast
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Miles Teller
as Miller -
Skylar Astin
as Casey -
Justin Chon
as Jeff Chang -
Jonathan Keltz
as Randy -
François Chau
as Dr. Chang -
Russell Hodgkinson
as The Chief
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Critic Reviews for 21 And Over
All Critics (98) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (26) | Rotten (71) | DVD (1)
In the end, 21 and Over is more exhausting - and exhausted - than funny or wild.
One of those brashly formulaic all-night-long youth-party flicks that's redeemed by the speed and personality of the actors.
These guys get into more trouble in one night than members of this film's target audience will encounter in their entire college lives.
All, or at least some, might be forgiven if there were just one likable character or memorable joke.
Among the ingredients "21" is missing: the infectiously random silliness of a Zach Galifianakis, the smug hunkiness of a Bradley Cooper, and any sort of Vegas-y gloss whatsoever.
21 & Over provides lots of fun while the beer flows. Too bad the R.A. felt like he had to come in and ask everyone about their major.
21 & Over is lifeless, forgettable, and bland. It's the type of film you can walk in on halfway through and not only figure out what is happening in 30 seconds, but become bored 30 seconds later. It's as close to fast food as cinema gets.
It's all very crude and crass, yet the trio remain essentially likeable, notwithstanding their riotous behaviour.
Some more revisions of the screenplay and this could have been a minor meathead classic instead of disposable junk.
An enjoyable third act can't save this uneven comedy, which strives to be more serious than it should.
Unlike Project X, which was a nihilistic, anarchistic, hedonistic binge on partying, 21 & Over had an actual story to it.
I'm not the right audience for this film, but then again neither are some 16,000 readers at the Internet Movie Database who gave it a cumulative rating of 5.7 out of 10. I think a few 21 & Unders might have pushed it up a few points.
There's a reason 21 & Over feels like a low-rent, teen version of The Hangover. It was written and directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, the two scribes who created the comedy blockbuster. Only this time, they're out of new ideas.
It's not exactly groundbreaking but it still takes a lot of brains to craft something as brazenly stupid as this.
Despite the veneer of vomit-stained raucousness, it's fairly mild stuff ...
A filming-by-numbers adolescent comedy ...
One of many recent films that could serve as a recruiting advertisement for Al Qaeda.
( ... ) this flatlines so often it's impossible to tell where the actual low point is. Is it the slow motion vomiting shot from multiple angles? Or a grown man standing on a bar ready to relieve himself over everyone else?
The final implication that this is how you grow up and find yourself makes one fear for the future of US youth. And, indeed, America itself.
There's probably a great comedy to be made about that daunting, awkward transition from youth to adulthood - 21 & Over just isn't it.
The writers of The Hangover stick with the same formula for this university-aged romp about three young guys who get far too drunk for their own good.
Boozed-up students might enjoy it, but it's just going to make anyone over the age of 21 feel really old.
Dire.
The plot has a certain energy but the characters are obnoxious and the gags fall flat.
In the 21st century the only intelligent people who can be pardoned for questioning evolution are those watching films such as 21 and Over.
Simply put, with friends like these, who needs enemas?
Audience Reviews for 21 And Over
One of the Funniest movies of 2013. A total blast of laughs from start to finish and does not want to stop. A hilarious and wickedly entertaining comedy that's just pure fun. It's fully loaded with non-stop antics and humor that will have you falling out of your seat laughing and in love with this special trio that take us on the whole ride with them. Miles Teller, Skylar Astin and Justin Chon are truly outrageous together, they have wonderful chemistry and have great character development. The film in all it's absurdity, it still has a undeniable heart that shines with its three young stars
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"This was a great film for me tonight. I was in the mood for a feel good funny flick and that is what I got. Miles Teller is becoming a favorite for me. I find him to be very funny. The film was my kind of humor and I know not everyone appreciates it. But the story did have a subdued storyline which I wasn't expecting but felt it mixed with the film well. It's a film about having a good crazy time and touching base with best friends that you've lost touch with. I'd see it again."
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Super Reviewer
Miller: When did this get all Bananas and Pajamas?
"A Night You'll Never Remember"
21 & Over is a pretty terrible movie. It's not funny, the cast isn't entertaining, and the whole storyline is just stupid. It's fucking awful. These type of party movies are never going to go away and that's sad, but the saddest thing is, they just keep getting worse. Who cares about anything going on in a movie like 21 & Over, which pummels viewers over the head with the partying and then wraps the perverse and crude storyline up with the cliche growth of friends.
Two friends come to a college campus to visit their friend. When they arrive at his house, his father is there and tells them he has a med school interview in the morning. But it's his 21st birthday, so they go out anyway. So it's a long night of drinking and looking for a house and running into the same people over and over.
Sometimes movies like this can manage to be a little fun, but 21 & Over doesn't. It's boring, unfunny, and really hard to get through. I actually almost turned it off a few times. In the end, it's just another lame comedy that attracts teens by advertising drinking, drugs, and sex. All three of which I have no problem with, but your movie still has to be something more.
Super Reviewer
Same old same old, college kids go out and get drunk and amusing/strange/disgusting things happen to them. It wins points for the three leads, Justin Chon is a funny drunk, Skylar Astin is charming (can't believe it's that guy from Hamlet 2?) and Miles Teller is relatively quick witted, although he is a weird mix of Jonah Hill and Shia LaBeouf. It looses points for being too long, not having a very good grasp of time and for the shoddy ending. Oh, and the vomit scene. Yeah, it looses a whole star for that one!
MoreSuper Reviewer
21 And Over Quotes
- Casey:
- Dude your tits are staring at me.
- PJ Brill:
- Dude what the hell!
- Miller:
- When did this get all Bananas and Pajamas?
- Jeff Chang:
- I'm 21 and over with!
- Dr. Chang:
- Your interview is at 8 A.M. tomorrow morning. Be rested, be sharp, don't embarrass me.
- Jeff Chang:
- Listen, I can't go out tonight
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