Review of Take Me Home Tonight (2011) by Amanda S — 21 Oct 2013

Take Me Home Tonight is an overlooked gem. For those of you expecting to Topher Grace as Eric Foreman, and Anna Faris doing her typical, self-deprecating goofy/cute/slut routine, you will be disappointed, however this movie is more than what it appears on the surface.

Anyone in their mid- to late-twenties will immediately identify with the longing and desperation Grace and his friends exude throughout the film. This is much deeper than a coming of age story, it's a full-blown quarter life crisis packed into one night.

Matt (Grace) recently graduated from MIT, but is in Suncoast, his "rest stop," as he describes it to one successful schoolmate who stops in. Who hasn't been there? The questions- Who am I? What do I do with my life? Where am I going? while it seems like friend after friend is travelling the world, landing amazing jobs, getting everything they want.

His friends Barry has it even worse- he skipped college and now he's being left behind. This is a great slice of early adult life, set against what could have been a raucous 80's party backdrop, but instead is an exploration into debauchery, jaded excess, and wrong decisions that have the potential to drag you down and take you places you never wanted to go.