Took the day off, went with the wife to see “Tag.”
I’m glad I watched it, and was mostly entertained, but I was also underwhelmed.
It was not nearly funny enough - or ridiculous enough - for the premise to fully work. I understand they were embellishing off of a real story, but they needed to doll it up more since they changed the story enough as it was.
There were funny parts, and there were ridiculous parts, but not enough of it landed to make you consistently laugh.
Even the impactful moments that should have been touching or hard-hitting felt out of place because of how the humor and outlandish situations had been handled earlier in the film.
Even the characterization missed the mark, and they missed some great comedic potential. Isla Fisher played the very supportive and terribly competive spouse of Ed Helms... her role should have been so funny, considering her competitive spirit and the frustration she should have felt at not being able to actually help play the game, but it just kind of fizzled with some half-hearted “look how crazy she is!” moments.
I’d give the movie a C-
It was funny enough and ridiculous enough in spots to not be a total waste... but there was a lot of wasted potential, too.
Walt's my hero. Definitely me in 20 years.
