Review of 21 & Over (2013) by John R — 12 Jul 2015

2013/03/02: It's a good thing I laughed a few times or I'd be totally pissed at this film. Perhaps it's my age, or perhaps it's my employment, but I found this film totally irresponsible.

First off, I don't like it when people make light of suicide. A kid who considers taking his own life is not comedy material. Neither is an angry, controlling father who no doubt contributed to the kid's condition.

Suicide is about as serious an issue as it gets and the topic just wasn't spun correctly by the writers (not that I think they could've spun it correctly anyway). Secondly, I understand the role of excessive alcohol consumption in a coming of age comedy, but impaired driving is just not something to make light of.

F**k me, what were the producers of this film thinking? In regards to the lead trio, these guys seemed to hover on the edge of bringing on some big laughs but they just couldn't quite pull it off.

I just wanted to like them so much but it was almost as if they were poor copies of better characters, Superbad's Evan (Michael Cera) for example. With some seasoning and a better script I think some of these guys, Miles Teller in particular, could make it big in the comedy world.

With what they were provided with here, it just couldn't happen.