Rotten
It's an amiable but slow slice of nostalgia: think 'Hot Tub Time Machine' meets 'Superbad' - without the big laughs.
Anna Smith, Time Out
Take Me Home Tonight
Best. Night. Ever.
2011 · 1h 37m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Michael Dowse
Overview
Recent MIT grad Matt Franklin should be well on his way to a successful career at a Fortune 500 company, but instead he rebels against maturity by taking a job at a video store. Matt rethinks his position when his unrequited high-school crush, Tori, walks in and invites him to an end-of-summer party. With the help of his twin sister and his best friend, Matt hatches a plan to change the course of his life.
Director and cast
- Michael Dowse Director
- Topher Grace as Matt Franklin
- Anna Faris as Wendy Franklin
- Dan Fogler as Barry Nathan
- Teresa Palmer as Tori Frederking
- Michelle Trachtenberg as Kitchelle Storms
- Michael Biehn as Bill Franklin
- Chris Pratt as Kyle Masterson
- Jeanie Hackett as Libby Franklin
- Lucy Punch as Shelly
- Demetri Martin as Carlos
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
27%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This low-powered, amiable, stunningly unimportant movie is essentially one long, noisy party (set in two houses).
David Denby, New Yorker
Fresh
"Take Me Home Tonight" is not a bad movie. In fact, it's pretty good. It's just unnecessary.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
Rotten
It's formulaic at best - and even that formula isn't always thought through.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Rotten
Drinking jokes. Sex jokes. Wild antics. Sincere looks. Nothing goes on here that hasn't gone on -- and gone on better -- in other movies.
Tom Long, Detroit News
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