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No Stars

Take Me Home Tonight is an insipid so-called comedy void of laughs, interesting characters or a coherent screenplay. The stars do what they can with the material and almost rise above the mess of a movie they are stranded in. It’s no wonder this turd sat on the shelf collecting dust for four years before a blink-and you missed it theatrical run. To be quite honest this film is lacking in so many departments that it’s not in releasable shape. The story revolves around Matt Franklin (Topher Grace) an M.I.T. graduate turned video store clerk. It seems poor Matt has been pinning for his high school crush for almost a decade. Then serendipitously she walks into the store where he works and an awkward scene follows in which Matt pretends to be a customer rather than an employee all while lying about his career and social lifestyle. This meet-cute leads to an invitation to a party being thrown by Matt’s nemesis and supposed hilarity ensues. Unfortunately for the actors and viewers the film is unfunny, amateurishly written and directed with notably bad lighting throughout.
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