![]() Jerry introduces his fiancee Susan Rollins. Once in their hometown, they locate Jerry and make an attempt to tag him, but are quickly overwhelmed by Jerry's skill. ![]() They are also accompanied by Hoagie's wife Anna. ![]() Rebecca Crosby, a Wall Street Journal reporter doing a piece on Callahan, joins them and decides to write an article on the friends. Hoagie recruits Callahan, Chilli and Kevin for one last attempt to tag Jerry, telling them that Jerry plans to retire after this year's game because of his upcoming marriage. Hogan "Hoagie" Malloy, Robert "Bob" Callahan, Randy "Chilli" Cilliano, Kevin Sable and Jerry Pierce have been playing tag since 1983 during the month of May, with Jerry being the only member of the group who has not been tagged. Based on a true story, “ Tag” shows how far some guys will go to be the last man standing. What should be an easy target soon becomes an all-out war as he knows they're coming to get him. This year, the game coincides with the wedding of the only undefeated player. One month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running for a no-holds-barred game of tag they’ve been playing since the first grade - risking their necks, their jobs and their relationships to take one another down with the battle cry “ You’re It!”. The film is based on a story " It Takes Planning, Caution to Avoid Being It" that was published in The Wall Street Journal. It stars Ed Helms as Hogan "Hoagie Malloy, Jake Johnson as Randy "Chilli" Cilliano, Annabelle Wallis as Rebecca Crosby, Hannibal Buress as Kevin Sable, Isla Fisher as Anna Malloy, Rashida Jones as Cheryl Deakins, Leslie Bibb as Susan Rollins, with Jon Hamm as Bob Callahan, and Jeremy Renner as Jerry Pierce. It is directed by Jeff Tomsic and written by Rob McKittrick and Mark Steilen. But it also is not the most memorable comedy experience of the year.Tag is an upcoming comedy film based on the true story about a group of friends who every year, for one month play an extreme game of tag. For what it is, it is harmless fun, and it is hard to envision this premise being any more effective in the hands of other actors and filmmakers. Tag is a light, high concept comedy with a loose script and charismatic actors who are playfully working to hide the looseness. But ultimately the silliness of the premise is not as infectious to the audience as it is to the characters on screen. Director Jeff Tomsic, who has directed numerous stand up specials, does a great job at dressing up the set pieces to feel more energetic than merely that. Johnson’s persona is humorous, but it becomes overbearing over time.Īs the film progresses, and the punchlines read less and less consistent, it becomes apparent that you are watching a film about grown men literally running in circles. Buress has a few lines that are delivered with his perfect deadpan, but they are often too non-sequitur to function smoothly within a scene. To put it bluntly, there are only four or five lines of dialogue that elicit full-on laughter. The dialogue, on the other hand, is clunky. Set pieces are staged in visually dynamic ways, at least relative to other comedy films, which allows for a simple game of tag to read more like a chess match. The comedy is turbulent, but the action is cleverly planned. When the tagging starts, it often devolves into slap fights, sack taps, and butt punching (which are all legal maneuvers in the game’s bylaws).įor a movie with a one-track mind about a rather banal game, Tag is brisk through and through. Hamm’s Bob Callahan may wear the suit and stern face of a Fortune 500 executive, but he is quick to get in bickering matches with the constantly smoking “Chilli” Chilliano. Helm’s Hoagie wears a pleased grin as he continually explains that the game keeps them young at heart and, more importantly, keeps them together. And the characters in the film wear their juvenility as a badge of honor. ![]() This year, however, he’s getting married, and the other players are teaming up to finally make him “it.” One is a self-professed paranoid man who also happens to take everything that comes at him with the chill demeanor of a Hannibal Buress (Hannibal Buress).Īnd one is a fitness guru who has never been tagged in the 30 year history of their game (Jeremy Renner). One is so dedicated to the game that he gets employed as a janitor just to instigate a tag (Ed Helms). One is an unemployed stoner (Jake Johnson). ![]() Based on a real-life Wall Street Journal article, the film follows an annual game of tag played by a group of five grown men. It is quite sincerely about this, and nothing else. ![]()
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