Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
Recent MIT grad Matt Franklin should be well on his way to a successful career at a Fortune 500 company, but instead he rebels against maturity by taking a job at a video store. Matt rethinks his position when his unrequited high-school crush, Tori, walks in and invites him to an end-of-summer party. With the help of his twin sister and his best friend, Matt hatches a plan to change the course of his life.
Take Me Home Tonight is a fairly generic late-2000s nostalgia comedy set in the 1980s, leaning heavily on period music and aesthetic without bringing much fresh perspective to the coming-of-age formula. The plot follows well-worn beats of the reluctant post-grad, the unrequited crush, and the lie-that-spirals, offering little that feels distinctive. The acting is serviceable with Topher Grace and Anna Faris giving likable if unremarkable performances. Cinematography is competent but unremarkable 80s pastiche. The ending resolves predictably but with enough warmth to feel satisfying on its own modest terms. Overall a watchable but forgettable entry in the genre.