21 And Over
Review by Anthony Morris
When did March become the month for party movies?
Last year we had the pointless Project X, and this year it's 21 And Over, in which the writers of The Hangover prove they're not just one-trick ponies by writing (and directing) a movie that's nothing like The Hangover – those guys in The Hangover are way older than 21, for starters.
And sure, this is also a movie about a totally crazy party night in a bunch of guy's lives, but in The Hangover it was all flashback – here it all happens regular movie style.
Oh, wait, the very start of the movie shows the guys at the end of the night so yeah, in a way this is all one big flashback too.
But this time there’s only two guys: Miller (Miles Teller), the wild, crazy, Jim Belushi knock-off one, and Casey (Sylar Astin), the uptight sensible one. So that bit’s more like Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle.
They've turned up on campus to help their old high school buddy Jeff Chang (Justin Chon) – you won’t forget that name, as they say it at least sixty times during the course of the movie (I counted) – celebrate his 21st, even though his evil dad had told him he has to get up early for a big interview.
But one drink won't hurt, right? Before long it’s the end of the night, Jeff Chang has passed out (okay, that bit's like The Hangover too) and his surprisingly sober buddies have to find out where he lives, which is kind of like Dude, Where’s My Car?.
Crazy things then happen, but guess what?
All the movies this is ripping off are better than it, so you’re better off watching them instead.
2.5 out of 5
21 And Over
Australian release: 7th March, 2013
Official Site: 21 And Over
Cast: Skylar Astin, Sarah Wright, Miles Teller, Justin Chon, Samantha Futerman, Basil Harris, Jonathan Keltz
Director: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
