Laugh proof and choreographically blah.
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04/30/07
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Kickin' It Old Skool (2007)
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Reviews Counted:43
Fresh:1
Rotten:42
Average Rating:2.4/10
Consensus: Kickin’ It Old Skool is one big unfunny pop culture reference that doesn’t feature many laughs.
Theatrical Release:Apr 27, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $4,411,799
Synopsis: In KICKIN' IT OLD SKOOL, a 1980s-pop-culture factoid-infested comedy, Jamie Kennedy (SCREAM, SON OF THE MASK) stars as Justin Schumacher, a former break-dancing child prodigy, who wakes up 20 years... [More]
Starring: Jamie Kennedy, Christopher McDonald, Miguel A. Nunez, Vivica A. Fox
Director: Harvey Glazer
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Reviews for Kickin' It Old Skool
Top CriticA pathetically unfunny comedy that should have been shipped straight to video, if not recycled as guitar picks.
04/30/07
Top CriticAs appealing as acid-washed jeans.
04/30/07
The film itself seems lost in a time warp -- even its attitude toward the '80s is out of date considering the ongoing revival in music and fashion from that era.
04/30/07
This ostensible comedy may be a new depths-of-hell low in the Emmanuel Lewis filmography, but for star Jamie Kennedy it’s par for the coarse.
04/30/07
Yeah, the plot is cheesy, but I like Velveeta every now and then.
04/30/07
When Jamie Kennedy wakes up from 20 years in a coma and still thinks he's in the 1980s, the results are kind of funny -- for about 5 minutes.
04/30/07
About eight minutes of this comedy is devoted to some terrific breakdancing; the rest consists of wall-to-wall product placement and politically incorrect bad-taste comedy.
04/30/07
Top CriticKickin' It Old Skool is probably as tolerable as it can be for a comedy with no obvious creative aim.
04/30/07
Top CriticJamie Kennedy ought to let a bomb-sniffing dog check out scripts for him.
04/30/07
High-concept comedy, bottom of the barrel execution.
04/30/07
Kennedy believes he is one of those performers whose every move is funny, who can keep an audience in stitches simply by falling down or looking confused. He is mistaken.
04/30/07
Each lame-duck gag hits the screen with an audible thud before the director decides to point his camera at something even less amusing.
04/29/07
Jamie Kennedy may be becoming the new Pauly Shore...ineptitude marks every aspect of the writing and execution.
04/29/07
An inauspicious feature debut for director Harv Glazer and all three scenarists, the Big-meets-breakdancing comedy will be kickin' it to ancillary by swimsuit season.
04/28/07
Top CriticI hope Jamie Kennedy has a huge fan base because I can't see anyone else paying hard-earned money to sit through this.
04/28/07
Top CriticKickin' It Old School is actually much more amusing than it has a right to be, considering that you know exactly what's coming.
04/28/07
This cruddy-looking, Rip Van Winkle-esque slough through 1980s-era pop culture detritus joins an already crowded field of contenders for Razzie recognition at year's end.
04/28/07
It's horrific to watch Kennedy and his cast not even care about what they're putting out into the world. People, we're getting closer to Ow! My Balls! every day.
04/27/07
Like Norbit, Kickin' It Old Skool is a film unable to provide its charmingly stupid characters with the movie they truly deserve.
04/27/07
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