‘Take me home’ so I don’t have to watch anymore

“Take Me Home Tonight” is one of the more frustrating films I have seen recently. It seemed for a good chunk of time that it was on track to be a pretty decent film. However, any hope of that disappeared in the film’s last scene.

The film features Topher Grace as Matt, who just graduated from MIT but has no idea what to do with his life. Instead, he wastes his time working at a video store. When he awkwardly meets Tori, the popular girl he had a crush on in high school, Matt makes up a Wall Street job to spend time with her.

The movie’s success comes from the rare use of ’80s trappings as a joke. Unfortunately, the romance isn’t handled as well. Tori remains a mysterious and shallow person, and there’s no explaining why Matt would want her. The last 15 minutes are jumbled and incoherent, much like Matt.

Amid all this ’80s nostalgia, this film could have been nuanced and clever. Instead, it turns into a cartoon in its final minutes.