X
- 2012
- PG-13
- Anchor Bay Films
- 1 h 50 m
- 2012
- PG-13
- Anchor Bay Films
- 1 h 50 m
Summary "10 Years" follows a group of friends on the night of their high school reunion who, a decade later, still haven’t quite grown up. Channing Tatum plays Jake, who is deeply in love with his girlfriend and ready to propose—until he runs into his high school flame for the first time in ten years. Jake’s friend Cully married his cheerleader ...
Directed By: Jamie Linden
Written By: Jamie Linden
- 2012
- PG-13
- Anchor Bay Films
- 1 h 50 m
- 2012
- PG-13
- Anchor Bay Films
- 1 h 50 m
10 Years
61
6.9
Where to Watch
Summary "10 Years" follows a group of friends on the night of their high school reunion who, a decade later, still haven’t quite grown up. Channing Tatum plays Jake, who is deeply in love with his girlfriend and ready to propose—until he runs into his high school flame for the first time in ten years. Jake’s friend Cully married his cheerleader ...
Directed By: Jamie Linden
Written By: Jamie Linden
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
61
39% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
61% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
61
39% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
61% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
There's a relaxed, unforced, melancholy sweetness and swing to this modest iteration of the "Big Chill/Return of the Secaucus 7" formula, a pleasing directorial debut for screenwriter Jamie Linden (We Are Marshall).
When the screenplay sticks to the tricky business of living - trying, then screwing up, then stumbling forward anyway - it hits its mark with confidence, and the big ensemble cast responds with tight little performances of affecting vulnerability.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 23 User Ratings
6.9
65% Positive
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
22% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
13% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 23 User Ratings
6.9
65% Positive
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
22% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
13% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
It was quite entertaining and easy to watch if you don't expect anything special. Some characters have good interaction - like the musician and the girl. Others not so much. There are funny scenes which is not that common these days. If the RomCom is a genre you like, the chances are you'll be happy with this movie.
Report
10 Years does nothing noteworthy, but it does it well, thanks to its ensemble cast.
The largely engaging class-reunion dramedy 10 Years allows audiences to pretend they went to high school with the likes of Channing Tatum, Justin Long, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Mackie and Kate Mara.
Jamie Linden's minor-key serio-comedy pulls us in eventually, delivering its share of poignant insights and melancholy reflections, even if it does all feel a tad familiar.
It's just a movie about a bunch of guys and gals returning home for their reunion, with the only twist being that it's loaded up with stars and recognizable faces. Unfortunately, that serves to highlight the film's greatest failing, which is that all these big names and faces are given practically nothing to do.
Oddly, 10 years barely qualifies as a comedy; in fact, the one interesting thing about it is the dire melancholy at its core.
The script is well-balanced, with more than enough levity to counteract the less-glamorous topics covered throughout the movie firmly keeping it in the comedic category, despite the drama. The well-known cast’s delivery accurately showcased the awkward moments that are inevitable in reunions as well as the eventual melding and settling **** of former close friends. Chris Pratt as Cully, the high school bully turned family-oriented father of two, along with Aaron Yoo as Peter Jung, one the former bullied, stole the show with their back-and-forth antics. However, 10 Years also captured the poor pacing of the more unfortunate reunions. Granted, the film was great portraying how reunions generally flow, but anyone who’s been to a reunion knows that they can be dull and never-ending if the ice isn’t broken or the timeline of events doesn’t flow well. 10 Years was a yo-yo of timing, several times pulling viewers in only to lose its momentum.
With the exception of a small portion, the characters aren’t introduced well enough before going into the core story and it contributes to the uncomfortable pacing. Since we don’t know these characters individually before the film, it was more difficult to really care about them until the last half of the movie when all the storylines started getting tied up. That said, 10 Years does manage to capture the feel of adults trying to assimilate their current maturity with their former divisions and “cliques” common among high-schoolers.
I love the idea of this movie, as there is much opportunity for stories about shameless past deeds, long-time loves, and other topics that make up a large part of the film industry, to be incorporated with the under-explored category of reunions. In fact, many of those same topics are covered in 10 Years, which made it overall a film that I enjoyed, will likely watch again, though probably also one that I will find myself fast-forwarding through some of the lagging segments.
Report
This is a movie of a loosely affiliated "types" all getting together for their reunion and every one of them just has this one storyline they need to take care of and resolve from their school days. Why this particular melange of characters would have ever hung out together I don't know. Why it's all so schmaltzy and corny, also I don't know. But it's somewhat pleasing and the cast is stupendous. Chris Pratt drunk acting is top-shelf stuff. Even Channing Tatum, while not fall-down inebriated at any point, does a very good low-level drunk face the whole movie - I'm pretty sure that's acting.
Report
Probably not. It's difficult to see what attracted such an ensemble cast to this mediocre, underwhelming school reunion yarn.
Most people's own school reunion's are uninteresting enough and the array of characters in 10 Years do not strike enough of a chord with the audience to make their story engaging. The characters are introduced almost en-mass and it's really difficult to invest in anyone in particular, especially considering the typical run of the mill issues and relationships involved, old flames, bullies, the popular girl etc., that all took place ten years ago.
The script does achieve some small levels of poignancy, the highlight being Oscar Isaac's song written for his secret high school crush, and their are a few funny running gags throughout but ultimately the reunion finishes, the story is told and my detachment from it left me wondering what was the point in watching.
Report
Teen Years has an akward phrase but it does good in the end.
Report
Production Company
Anchor Bay Films,
Boss Media,
Temple Hill Entertainment,
Iron Horse Entertainment (II),
33andOut Productions,
BCD Travel,
EG Productions
Release Date Sep 14, 2012
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Who Got Fat? Who Didn't Change? Who Got Rich? Who Got Hot?
