Sometimes choosing a good movie to watch, can be a daunting task, this is one of those movies with little advertising and publicity budget. There was also one slight problem the title, most people couldn’t tell exactly what the movie will be about and if it was going to be worth their while, I took a risk on this one and I am extremely happy and excited to break it to you that it was a fantastic and hilarious comedy movie, they totally killed it, I laughed so hard it looked like I was going to fall off my seat that evening. It was very funny and I enjoyed every bit of the movie. As the title entails the movie was basically about 5 friends playing a game called Tag. These men grew up and continued playing this childhood game, just to keep the memory fresh and the bond stronger, it really worked for them.
Jeff Tomsic was the director of the movie and it was written by Rob Mckittrick, Mark Steilen. I sincerely felt they had a well taught out story, the costumes were good, and the location and cast played their roles perfectly well. If you enjoyed “Jumanji” of earlier this year, then you definitely will enjoy this comedy movie also. The timing was also very perfect as it didn’t feel too long; most people didn’t want to get up, even when it was over.
“Tag” was a movie based on a true life story about 5 friends who grew up together. They attended the same junior and high school and all through played a game called “Tag”, where each friend had to run around and touch the other friend for the chase to continue. Whoever was the last had to hold on till they all converged again whenever there was a holiday. This game went on and on for years, even after they graduated from University, got married and found jobs, they kept on with the chase and this helped to keep their friendship even stronger. In this group of 5 friends, they had 2 friends who had never being tagged, they all ganged up and came up with a strategy and caught “Bob Callahan” as he was called in the movie and they were left with only one champion, who had never being caught. He was called “Jerry Pierce” as he was called in the movie. Jerry had never being caught, he was so skilled and talented, and he was the fastest and strongest of them all. He was willing to go to any length to make sure he wasn’t caught, even if it meant jumping off the window; he was that good and crazy.
The guys found out that Jerry was getting married in two weeks and felt that they could be no better opportunity than catching him during his wedding. So they all set out with a plan, despite not being invited, they were all determined to end the game and at least for once lay their hands on Jerry. You need to see the length these grown up would go just to lay their hands on Jerry and win the game, guess what there was no price for the winner, it was all for fun. For them this game kept their friendship stronger and they always had a reason to meet up, their philosophy was to always do what they did as kids, if that would make them bond better and it worked for them over the years.
Cast: Ed Helms, Jake Johnson (XVI), Hannibal Buress, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Annabelle WallisRashida Jones & Leslie Bibb
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jeff Tomsic
Ratings: PG 13 (forlanguages throughout, crude sexual content, drug use and brief nudity)
Written by: Rob McKittrick, Mark Steilen
Runtime: 100mins
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
To my verdict I would score “Tag” an 8/10 why because I really did enjoy the movie, it was funny, had a good choice of cast and had a nice story. It’s sometimes really nice to have a good laugh and just enjoy the jokes in a movie, without really having to think and calculate the next moves in the film. For the comedy movie lovers, this is a sure recommendation from me and I am sure you would enjoy it too.
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Linda Ochugbua
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