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Tag is a weird film that takes a story found in the newspaper and tries its best to structure a story out of it. The story is thin, the jokes are obvious and the only redeeming factor seems to be the chemistry between the cast. For those not in the know, Tag is about a group of friends who have been playing the game their entire lives. For one month every year they will go out of their way to tag someone. Everyone’s been tagged except Jerry; he’s always one step ahead. This year will be different though, they plan on tagging him at his wedding.
The film takes the premise and ramps it up to the extreme. People are willing to break into homes, shatter windows, set up elaborate traps and even make extreme bogus claims to garner sympathy, all in an effort to not get tagged. If you can suspend reality for a bit, you might have some enjoyment here. In one scene Jake Johnson is taken out by a swinging log trap. This is something that would literally kill a man and you’d see in in a film like Predator. During an interview with a journalist for his company, Jon Hamm is willing to take a chair and smash the window behind him to escape. Putting aside the fact that Hannibal Buress is born in a different decade than his “friends”, the friendships are believable.
Little to no real plot here, just a story about the lengths people will go to remain friends. As you grow older, the fun leaves your day to day activities as responsibilities creep in. Tag wants you to believe you can still have fun every now and then. The film tries to earn some tears towards the end, but the emotional impact isn’t anywhere near the level it thinks it is. It earns a little sentimentality though, I’m not a robot. In the end, this is a forgettable comedy. A few laughs here or there, but unless you are a big fan of the actors involved, you can give it a miss.
Tag
Tag is a weird film that takes a story found in the newspaper and tries its best to structure a story out of it. The story is thin, the jokes are obvious and the only redeeming factor seems to be the chemistry between the cast. For those not in the know, Tag is about a group of friends who have been playing the game their entire lives. For one month every year they will go out of their way to tag someone. Everyone’s been tagged except Jerry; he’s always one step ahead. This year will be different though, they plan on tagging him at his wedding.
The film takes the premise and ramps it up to the extreme. People are willing to break into homes, shatter windows, set up elaborate traps and even make extreme bogus claims to garner sympathy, all in an effort to not get tagged. If you can suspend reality for a bit, you might have some enjoyment here. In one scene Jake Johnson is taken out by a swinging log trap. This is something that would literally kill a man and you’d see in in a film like Predator. During an interview with a journalist for his company, Jon Hamm is willing to take a chair and smash the window behind him to escape. Putting aside the fact that Hannibal Buress is born in a different decade than his “friends”, the friendships are believable.
Little to no real plot here, just a story about the lengths people will go to remain friends. As you grow older, the fun leaves your day to day activities as responsibilities creep in. Tag wants you to believe you can still have fun every now and then. The film tries to earn some tears towards the end, but the emotional impact isn’t anywhere near the level it thinks it is. It earns a little sentimentality though, I’m not a robot. In the end, this is a forgettable comedy. A few laughs here or there, but unless you are a big fan of the actors involved, you can give it a miss.