21 and Over, which is now playing in theaters, is the latest film to showcase an evening gone awry. Having a movie take place over one night may sound restricting, but it's a mechanism that's made for some amazing movies, starting with 1973's American Graffiti and heading all the way through to last year's sleeper hit Project X. Before you head out to see 21 and Over, take a minute to appreciate some of the wild and crazy nights that have come before it.
—Additional reporting by Becky Kirsch
Jack the Giant Slayer won the box office this weekend with $28 million, but it's not exactly a great feat: the Nicholas Hoult flick had a huge budget and didn't quite achieve blockbuster status. Identity Thief finished second and added $9.7 million to its growing total. The weekend's other new releases, 21 and Over and The Last Exorcism Part II, reaped $9 million and $8.3 million, respectively. Rounding out the top five was Dwayne Johnson's Snitch, which took in $7.7 million.
Skylar Astin, Justin Chon, and Miles Teller prove they know a thing or two about drinking in their new movie 21 and Over, but when they stopped by our LA studios recently, we decided to find out if they have any skills behind the bar. Watch the costars compete in a hilarious cocktail-mixing contest and check out 21 and Over, now in the theaters.
Now that award season is over, let's focus on what's really important: new movies! This week, Nicholas Hoult is climbing a giant beanstalk alongside Ewan McGregor in Jack the Giant Slayer, Miles Teller and Skylar Astin are treating their best friend to the night of his life in 21 and Over, and Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, and Matthew Goode are showing us what real family dysfunction looks like in Stoker. Which will you see? Click through the pictures to get a sneak peek of all three.
With spring break season just a few weeks away, the release of new comedy 21 and Over is a perfectly timed cross section of raucous college life. It's an entertaining, raunchy romp that follows two high school BFFs determined to give their third musketeer a proper 21st birthday — and, naturally, things quickly go awry. So what's the downside? Ultimately, it's just another "one crazy night" movie that's been done a million times before. Here are more of the pros and cons of 21 and Over:
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Skylar Astin, Justin Chon, and Miles Teller prove they know a thing or two about drinking in their new movie, 21 and Over, but when they stopped by our LA studios recently, we decided to find out if they had any skills behind the bar. Watch the costars compete in a hilarious cocktail-mixing contest, and check out 21 and Over when it hits theaters on March 1.
Take The Hangover, mix in one part Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle and one part Superbad, and you've got the trailer for 21 & Over. Miles Teller (Footloose) and Skylar Astin star as old high school buddies intent on getting their fellow best friend (Twilight's Justin Chon) drunk on the night of his 21st birthday. Though he's initially resistant because his intimidating father reminds him of an important exam the next day, he eventually gives in and winds up dancing in women's underwear on top of a car. You know, the usual hijinks.
Does the world need another one-crazy-night movie? Maybe not. But did this trailer make me laugh out loud? Sure did. I'm not a fan of slow-motion vomit, but the "getting down on top of the car" part is hilarious. It should come as no surprise that 21 & Over comes from the writers of The Hangover, so we might be in able hands. Also, Astin was really cute in Pitch Perfect, and I'm excited to see him get some more screen time. The movie opens on March 1, and you can see the trailer after the jump.
