![]() That leaves Corrdry as the crazy alcoholic who stirs up trouble. Duke is the nerd who does not get out much. Robinson has the crappy job and and is whipped by his wife. All the archetypes are there as Cusack is the cool guy who hates his life. Crispin Glover even shows up in a supporting role, sans an arm, to parody his pop culture legacy as George McFly. Everyone trashes and makes fun of the film's ridiculous plot within the film with Back to the Future and Terminator references. Hot Tub Time Machine rises above its limited premise to provide a lot of fun and laughs and really engage the audience with raunchy gags and dick jokes. I was surprised at how much plotting and script there actually was, considering the movie was filmed largely without a completed script. ![]() All the subplots and side stories of suicide, break ups, lack of social lives, bullying and cheating wives are downplayed in order to move the comedy forward. The four friends show up quickly at the titular hot tub with some interesting results. The story, very wisely, starts almost immediately and is very well paced, never labouring its weak plot mechanics. I must say, the very simple, basic, wildly stupid premise of travelling back in time in order to right your subpar existence in the present and pack in some 1980s nostalgia, dick jokes, and sight gags is pretty well executed in Hot Tub Time Machine. While not nearly as sophisticated or clever as the aforemention, The Hangover, Hot Tub Time Machine delivers a lot of really good laughs and is probably just as good a ride. ![]() But instead of a somewhat interesting, believable intricate plot that cleverly unfolds itself with hysterics, this film takes a ridiculous premise and much dumber situations and riffs on our self aware expectations with a lot of predictable, but genuinely funny gags and great one-liners. Hot Tub Time Machine, although I am sure conceived and shot without prior awareness, is really trying to be positioned as this year's The Hangover. If you, like me, are sold that alone, its premise and the involvement of likeable actors and comedians such as John Cusack, Rob Corddry ( The Daily Show), and Craig Robinson ( The Office), you will be more than pleased with the results of this seemingly one-note comedy film. The entire plot synopsis is described in the title's four simple words, so enough said. There is not a lot that needs to be said about Hot Tub Time Machine.
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