For a comedy set in the wonderful, plastic-coated 1980's, this movie hit it right on the head.
The story in "Take Me Home Tonight" is pretty standard for a romantic comedy. You have your sort of dorky main character (played by Topher Grace) who is in love with the hot girl (played by Maddie Cyrus). And of course the main character have a strange, extreme sidekick (played by Dan Fogler). Matt Franklin is given a chance to hook up with his high school crush, but of course things escalate out of proportions as the evening progress.
There is a good amount of laughs and odd situations through the course of the movie, and it kept me thoroughly entertained. However, what impressed me the most was the essence of the 80's was totally captured and brought to life in this movie. It was like a trip back in time. So thumbs up for that.
The cast in the movie is quite good. Topher Grace (playing Matt Franklin) really carried the movie well on his back. Dan Fogler (playing Barry Nathan) did a wonderful job as Matt's goofy friend. And Michael Biehn (playing Bill Franklin) really was a good cast for the role, it was nice to see him in this movie. One thing that threw me off was Anna Faris (playing Wendy Franklin). She seemed so very different in appearance and acting-style compared to her previous comedies. Not saying she was bad in this movie, I just had a difficult time buying into it.
"Take Me Home Tonight" is a great comedy with a romantic touch to it. And if you are into this genre, then you definitely should check out this movie.
The story in "Take Me Home Tonight" is pretty standard for a romantic comedy. You have your sort of dorky main character (played by Topher Grace) who is in love with the hot girl (played by Maddie Cyrus). And of course the main character have a strange, extreme sidekick (played by Dan Fogler). Matt Franklin is given a chance to hook up with his high school crush, but of course things escalate out of proportions as the evening progress.
There is a good amount of laughs and odd situations through the course of the movie, and it kept me thoroughly entertained. However, what impressed me the most was the essence of the 80's was totally captured and brought to life in this movie. It was like a trip back in time. So thumbs up for that.
The cast in the movie is quite good. Topher Grace (playing Matt Franklin) really carried the movie well on his back. Dan Fogler (playing Barry Nathan) did a wonderful job as Matt's goofy friend. And Michael Biehn (playing Bill Franklin) really was a good cast for the role, it was nice to see him in this movie. One thing that threw me off was Anna Faris (playing Wendy Franklin). She seemed so very different in appearance and acting-style compared to her previous comedies. Not saying she was bad in this movie, I just had a difficult time buying into it.
"Take Me Home Tonight" is a great comedy with a romantic touch to it. And if you are into this genre, then you definitely should check out this movie.