Funnily enough, I worked in one of those dine-in movie theaters (terrible idea!) in New Orleans while this was being filmed there, and waited on both of these guys, as well as Dave Franco - Franco was very generous and kind, and Tatum was a bit of a goober in a totally charming way. Hill is also a person that I waited on.
Anyway, the movie! I am glad in your review you talked about how they were flummoxed as to what constituted 'cool', because that is what stood out to me. The film, while being a silly action comedy, really highlighted the unmooring ephemerality of realizing that the high school experience you had is not universal, and you can't go back. Even now, 10+ years on, I think about that aspect from time to time.
I'm also glad it made you like Tatum a bit more. I tried hard not to like him, but dangit, he is seemingly so self-aware and playing his own image with a wink, as well as has such a sincerity, that I've been won over.
I'm sure Tatum is a really nice guy offscreen, and I have nothing against him personally. It's just that I usually cannot abide his onscreen presence. :-)
Funnily enough, I worked in one of those dine-in movie theaters (terrible idea!) in New Orleans while this was being filmed there, and waited on both of these guys, as well as Dave Franco - Franco was very generous and kind, and Tatum was a bit of a goober in a totally charming way. Hill is also a person that I waited on.
Anyway, the movie! I am glad in your review you talked about how they were flummoxed as to what constituted 'cool', because that is what stood out to me. The film, while being a silly action comedy, really highlighted the unmooring ephemerality of realizing that the high school experience you had is not universal, and you can't go back. Even now, 10+ years on, I think about that aspect from time to time.
I'm also glad it made you like Tatum a bit more. I tried hard not to like him, but dangit, he is seemingly so self-aware and playing his own image with a wink, as well as has such a sincerity, that I've been won over.
I'm sure Tatum is a really nice guy offscreen, and I have nothing against him personally. It's just that I usually cannot abide his onscreen presence. :-)
completely fair enough!