Take Me Home Tonight, which is not an Eddie Money biopic but rather a comedy set in the late 1980's, was released back in 2011. The film stars Topher Grace, who you may remember from either That '70s Show or Spider-Man 3 aka 'that terrible one with Topher Grace'. The film has a mixed-bag of a cast with Anna Faris, Dan Fogler, Teresa Palmer, and Chris Pratt staring alongside Grace.
The movie is about a guy named Matt (played by Topher Grace) who is at a bit of a crossroads in his life. He has a degree from MIT, but he currently works at a video store in the mall because he doesn't know what he wants to do with his life. On top of that, one day his high school crush named Tori (played by Teresa Palmer) walks into the video store. After lying to her about working at Goldman Sachs, Matt sees an opportunity to finally try and impress Tori at a party later that night. From there the bulk of the film is a bunch of shenanigans set to 80s music. Matt's friend Barry steals a car and does some cocaine, there's a dance-off, Matt and Tori ditch her boss' cocktail party to go have sex on a trampoline, and Matt rolls down a hill in a big steel ball ending up in a swimming pool.
If you ever thought to yourself 'I would really like to watch less funny version of an American Pie film, made in the this decade except set in the 1980's', then this one is right up your alley. It's not a bad movie, but it could've used a bit more comedy to punch-up what is largely an unoriginal script.
It's watchable, but not memorable.
2 out of 5
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