"I'm really sorry."21 and Over is not so much The Hangover as reheated American Pie without the likable characters. The opening suggests a carefree, dumb and upbeat ride, but the film quickly settles into being mean-spirited and lacklustre. It lurches between episodes carelessly, the film's unpleasant racial stereotyping is equal opportunities, and there is a lot of rapid-fire, f-word-strewn dialogue that is actually saying very little. A couple of pieces of slapstick work, as do a couple of great visual gags (Jeff Chang on a dashboard is priceless), and Justin Chon gives a sympathetic performance as Chang, but there is little to entertain over the whole running time. Points are made about the nature of friendship and the shallowness of typical American (movie) college years behaviour, but they feel ill-fitting. As this predictable film finally reaches its inevitable ending - the destiny of each lead character holds no surprise - it is one of those movies that merely happens in front of your eyes rather than having any real impact.
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