Review of Tag (2018) by Mrmoviebuff — 05 Jul 2018
'Tag' was funny, at times, but then it got more and more over-the-top as the runtime carried on. The film, supposedly inspired by true events, follows the story of a group of friends - since childhood - who play an annual game of "tag" every May.
However, their one friend, played by Jeremy Renner, remains unbeaten, as for the some thirty years, he has not been tagged, and has always outrun these guys. The film stars; Ed Helms, Jeremy Renner, John Hamm, Jake Johnson and a whole all-star lead cast.
They're surprisingly funny with the material they're given, but I couldn't find myself coming up with a reason as to why I should care about these characters. It's fascinating that this is all "inspired" by a true story, as it would take some proper commitment to constantly keep motivated to play tag for years and years every 11 months.
The movie started out fine, but then just got too ridiculous, there is also some forced subplot revolving around a former high-school lover that the two main guys fell in love with, that just gets brought up out of nowhere and doesn't really have a proper conclusion.
Just added as an attempt to make the characters interesting. Just like that time in 'Jurassic World' (2015) when the two kids talk about how their parents are getting divorced, but it's never mentioned again.
If you want to develop character, have it affect their entire journey rather than use it in one or two scenes and leave us to fill in the gaps. 'Tag' is a good time, but overall, kind of forgettable.
This review of Tag (2018) was written by Mrmoviebuff on 05 Jul 2018.
Tag has generally received positive reviews.
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