The scenes featuring Jerry are a sneaky satire of the Guy Ritchie/Robert Downey Jr. Jeremy Renner's character of Jerry is a generational talent at the game of tag and he can anticipate the strategies and movements of his friends before they even happen. But there is one standout aspect to them. The scene in the woods encompasses this the best. The action scenes in this movie are improbable and stretch plausibility. The streamlining of the plot helped the movie operate at a quicker pace and I enjoyed that part of Tag. Its when they try to bring in other elements to the story that Tag gets bogged down. Tag is at its best when the characters are dropping one-liners at each other's expense or playing the game itself. There isn't much of a story developed other than a couple of events to escalate (Jerry's wedding and potential retirement doesn't develop things, it only serves as a catalyst to throw the game into overdrive) and this is one of the few movies where I appreciated that. Tag banks on the premise of this group of guys all playing a game of Tag that has lasted 20+ years. Summing up, an uneven film but an enjoyable one. Do agree that some of the content is distasteful, am not surprised actually at the offense the miscarriage jokes/parts have garnered (can be known to find things found controversial blown out of proportion in film, not this time with it being one of the worst things one can go through). Didn't see the need for Jake Johnson's character when nothing is done with him, merely an example of a just there stereotype. While most of the cast are fine, Leslie Bibb's overacting does get too much quite badly that it gets tiresome. The film sometimes goes overboard on the sentimentality, the tacked on (or that's how it felt) ending, as well as the over-the-topness. The flimsiness of the story does show in moments of slack pacing in some extraneous scenes (namely the dramatic ones). A few touching tender moments too and it makes the game of tag interesting and exciting. Am actually not always a fan of lowbrow comedy, am more a sophisticated, witty and subtle (and also dark and screwball) sort of person myself, but there are times where it's done well thanks to the wit, the sharp timing and the comic timing of the cast and 'Tag' is one of those examples. A good deal of the film is very funny and often hilarious. Much of 'Tag' goes at a lively pace and the cast are stellar mostly, Jeremy Renner and Isla Fisher being particularly good. The direction shows an ease with the material and allows the cast and their chemistry to shine. The music appeals on the ear and is hardly ill fitting. It looks good, slick, stylish and sometimes clever, never incoherent. Neither one of the best films of the year or the worst, instead it's somewhere in the middle which is not too bad a position to be in. It is far from perfect and it is not great or one of those unforgettable films of the ages films, with content that is not going to be for all tastes, but it did make me smile and laugh and a lot of effort went into it. 'Tag' turned out to be just that, fun and intriguing with some over-the-top excitement and a few tender moments. 'Tag' had the potential right off the bat to be a fun and intriguing film, regardless of its mixed critical reception. Loved the idea, based on a true story, the advertising was interesting and the cast is a talented one (Jeremy Renner, Isla Fisher and John Hamm particularly have shown themselves to be more than capable in a lot of things). The end credits contain a selection of home movie clips featuring the real-life taggers in action over the years. Hoagie is a bit of an ass, and Jerry is a bit full of himself, but on the whole these are decent, likeable folk and I enjoyed their company. The story takes an unexpected twist towards the end, but it works, And, importantly, I liked these people. ![]() There are some action set pieces which are very well choreographed as well as being funny, and some fun performances, not least from Isla Fisher as Hoagie's wife, ever-so-slightly out of control. Ed Helms' air of an everyman teetering on the edge is ideal for the role of Hoagie, pushing hard for the group to tag Jerry, and Jeremy Renner has huge fun as Jerry, supremely self-confident because he is, in fact, far better at this than the other 4 combined. ![]() Until you find out that it is based on the activity of a group of 10 real-life friends. This is a great idea, but very very silly. And Jerry has never been tagged, and time is running out. 5 men devote every May to playing Tag, something which they have been doing since they were kids.
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