Netflix Self-Torture Experiment Trilogy #16: Kickin’ It Old Skool
Some of these movies I don’t feel like I need to explain why they’re in the self-torture experiment…
Synopsis from Netflix: Awakening after 20 years in a coma that resulted from a break-dancing accident, Justin Schumacher (Jamie Kennedy) discovers that his parents have enormous medical bills — and he tries to save the day by entering himself and his friends in a dance competition. But standing in the way is a longtime foe … who’s engaged to Justin’s dream girl. Michael Rosenbaum and Maria Menounos also star in this 2007 comedy from director Harvey Glazer.
My thoughts: Well, it was pretty much what I expected it to be: a series of dance battles, a predictable romantic subplot, and a shitload of gratuitous ’80s references. Not much about this movie was entertaining unless you somehow find it funny to hear somebody use the word “bogus” or talk about Garbage Pail Kids. Look, I’m all for nostalgia but in the context of Kickin’ It Old Skool, it just didn’t make me laugh like I assume it was supposed to.
What did make me laugh, and what saved this film from being a complete waste of time, was the breakdancing hobo. Yes, you read that correctly. Breakdancing. Hobo. Here’s a YouTube clip of it so you can see what I’m talking about without having to suffer through the rest of the movie. [Two out of five stars.]
