By: Chelsea Hancock
Take Me Home Tonight takes place in the 1980s about an MIT college grad, Matt Franklin played by Topher Grace chasing his dream girl Tori Frederking. Matt’s night climaxes when his best friend steals a car, his twin sister gets engaged to a douche and he finally sleeps with his dream girl in a charming scene taking place on a trampoline. I could see what the production was attempting to do; create a John Hughes type of movie with the main character unsure of what he wanted to do with his life and slowly discovering that he’s not alone, but it simply didn’t work.I appreciate the effort and I will admit I chuckled every now and then. What was disappointing was that the formula usually works with these films and it didn’t so much in this case. If I gave this movie a rating it’d be a 5.5/10.
The comic relief, Barry Nathan played by Dan Fogler was simply too much and too forced. Wendy Franklin played by Anna Faris is Topher Grace’s twin sister that is smart but willing to give up a future as a short-story writer for a husband which of course she realizes is not right for her. I worry that this production harped on the fact that they have a multi-talented cast and a well-dressed set perfect for the time, but what this movie has proven was that even a talented cast can’t save a terribly boring story.
We’ve all had epic nights where we’ve done coke from a stolen car, you’re lying to yourself if you say you haven’t, but this film felt like one of those “you had to be there” tales. Take me home tonight indeed, because it’s not worth the price of admission.
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