21 & Over (2013)

"Look Jeff Chang this is your 21st birthday in the United States of America, Budweiser and bald eagles you go out and drink." (Miller)

"What up, Chief." (Miller)

"She's a hard 9 and you my friend you are a soft 6. Deal with it." (Miller)

There is a place in Cinema for absurdest party driven slightly post teenage stupidity alcohol fueled adventures.  In fact, every 4 years or so a new crop of those around 21 are treated to a new movie to meet their specific needs that are SO different than those of 4 years ago.  It's kind of a sickly brilliant business cycle for fulfilling the unrequited party dreams of the college bound/initiated. Good for you market analysts pushed for this movie's production.  Unfortunately, it is not original, a little too gross, not particularly meaningful, and utterly predictable.    Don't worry you can try again in 3.8 years.

I am still going to point out that I am utterly confused as to the time line of 21 & Over.  Here are the key things.  They are at a University (Northern?).  Jeff has an interview the next day.  At the end of the movie "The Chief" states that he wasted his weekend and has to go to work.  There is a pep rally that night.  So, if traditionally college football game are on Saturday with the pep rally the night before....then the movie takes place over Friday into Saturday.  But, who schedules an 8am interview on a Saturday?  More importantly, The Chief says he wasted his weekend and has to go to work, implying that the film took place over Sunday night into Monday.  But, then the rest of the events don't make sense.  Why is there a multifloor dorm party on a Sunday night? Why are bars just absurdly hoppin on a Sunday? A college football game on a Monday?  The timeline of this movie has some serious inconsistencies.

On a scale of soft Othroclase Feldspar to hard Corundum, I give 21 & Over 2.4 out of 5 stars.