This is not supposed to be a smart little movie, but it has no right to be as good as it was with a shitty concept like a Hot Tub Time Machine. I was pleasantly surprised by how funny the flick was. It takes some of the age old questions of what we would do if we was to have access to a time travel device and what would happen if we had to deal with no changing the time lines. By no means will this change the time travel genre, but it was a funny movie. The filmmakers seem to know that this plot is ludicrous and instead of trying to bring reality to the situation, they just roll with it and they decide to give the audience just a good time. For the most part, it worked.
The acting is funny and the beats all work. The one character that always gets a laugh has to go to Crispin Glover. All of his scenes are laugh inducing and his gags always leave you both on the edge of your seat and ready to burst with laughter! (You'll know what I'm talkin about when you see it) But his role automatically gets the most laughs! All of the cast is funny in this. John Cusack's role is particularly funny in part because of the fact that we get to see him young once again and this is a nostalgic trip to see him young once again and his role is funny. The only one who fell a bit flat and not that funny and underdeveloped was Chevy Chase. Chevy's character was funny at times, but it kinda seemed like he was underused. It's a minor flaw but its still cool to see Chevy doing a good funny movie again. The story works, but don't put it against any of the time travel masterpieces. It does what it needs to and you need to suspend your disbelief because it is trying to be funny.
Overall, it was a great time at the movies. I would say definitely see this with an audience as the bigger the crowd the more fun it's going to be! Its a flawed movie, but man was it a funny one!
Overall, I'd say a definite MATINEE!
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