Hot Tub Time Machine - C-

On DVD (2010). Rated R, 99 minutes. Trailer.

With a promising cast featuring John Cusack, Rob Corddry, and Craig Robinson and a stupid but possibly hilarious premise, HTTM seemed like a good time. Unfortunately, the film fails to create any interesting characters and plays more like a middle-aged American Pie 4. A group of old friends heads up to a ski resort to relive their glory days (a mancation, if you will) and get transported back 20 years to when they were 20. While there, they try and do exactly what they did 20 years ago so as not to alter the course of history - they do deviate, and of course, learn that its okay. Click below for more HTTM:


There are some decent bits from the always dependable Craig Robinson and some decent 80's fish out of water jokes and some shreds of an interesting relationship between John Cusack and an interesting reporter in the 80's. Other than that, it is stupid, stupid unclever and unfunny jokes and lazy writing. SKIP IT.