jacobsh-04936 Take Me Home Tonight is a 2011 romantic-comedy movie that I had been meaning to see for a long time but just didn't get to. I only wanted to see it for two reasons: it looked bad, and Teresa Palmer looked really hot on the poster. So last night I saw the movie, and it was a lot better than I expected. A lot of the jokes do fall flat, and the storyline is a little dumb, but that is to be expected. The characters and most of the dialogue were actually pretty good, and I found myself enjoying the movie.

Mr-Fusion "Take Me Home Tonight" deserves points for capturing that teen movie feel of a life-changing party; for the most part, at least. On a technical level, the '80s elements are pretty superficial; you could set this in the '90s or even today and it'd be the same story. As such, it owes something to "Can't Hardly Wait", and maybe some of the ennui from "The Graduate".What kinda surprised me is how some of the side players threatened to steal the movie (Demetri Martin, Anna Faris, and especially Michael Biehn).All that said, the period gags don't crash and burn like some recent movies, and it makes for a decent way to kill 90 minutes.6/10

Antti Pantti First of all, I have to say that I RARELY like movies that score under 7.0 in IMDb.com. Mostly my favorite movies are in the Top 250 list and include many critically acclaimed classics. This was not clearly one of those. Still, I liked this movie very much. I have seen it like six times. Somehow it works for me.It's not a 80's nostalgia thing, because I was quite young in the 80's. I liked the soundtrack, but only one of my favorite songs in it. (Kickstart My Heart) But somehow I liked the chemistry between the leading couple and every scene where they are together, works. Their characters are both very likable. Of course the scene with grown ups playing Truth or Dare was a bit cheesy, but didn't bother me. Also it may not be very believable, since if a guy would lie so much to a girl as Matt did, she would not most likely ever speak to him again. It kind of was a far stretch. But this movie has a lot of good comedic moments and romantic moments too.Didn't like the parts with Dan Folger that much, with some exceptions. He did OK, but his scenes were a bit off with the general mood of the movie. Anna Faris did much better as Matt's sister.

p-stepien Straight outta 1980s LA comes a night to remember. MIT graduate Matt Franklin (Topher Grace) hangs onto a dead-end job at a video rental, as he hates the calling of his intellectual capacity. Still hooked on Tori Frederking (Teresa Palmer), his lifelong crush initiated, when a truth and dare in mid-school had them make out in a closet (at least theoretically as Matt failed on his dare). A chance meeting has him reinvent himself as a successful Goldman Sachs employee, which ends in him being asked to come to a high-school reunion party at golden boy Kyle Masterson (Chris Pratt), who happens to the long-term boyfriend of his twin sister Wendy (Anna Faris). Together with best pal and recently fired car salesman Barry (Dan Fogler) the trio venture on a quest to win over the girl, get wasted and have the party that defines their life.Searching a zeitgeist of the 1980s director Michael Dowse focuses much attention to introducing a resounding score full of hits of the period, which by and larger make the movie, making viewers reminisce that the pop era is also largely responsible for some of the most enticing tunes ever. Rich in brilliantly engulfing songs all that is required is delivering a fairly intriguing and funny story to carry the remainder of the picture. Grace and Palmer make for a sympathetic pair, engaging and loaded with a well researched feel for the time. Grace is reminiscent of Tom Cruise from "Risky Business" with a dash of Feris Bueller, while Palmer forms an amalgamate of love interests of the period. Nonetheless what invariably falters is the script, which plods along making the whole proceedings feel somewhat template and meretricious. The throwback of "Hot Tub Time Machine", much more tongue and cheek, somehow functions better than a straight forward attempt to make a comedy with true 1980s zeal. Situations lack flow and ergo promise of a wacky joyride dissipate with an unconvincing coming-of-age comedy lacking true wit and conviction.