Hot Tub Time Machine follows a group of best friends who've become bored with their adult lives: Adam (John Cusack) has been dumped by his girlfriend; Lou (Rob Corddry) is a party guy who can't find the party; Nick's (Craig Robinson) wife controls his every move; and video game-obsessed Jacob (Clark Duke) won't leave his basement. After a crazy night of drinking in a ski resort hot tub, the men wake up, heads' pounding, in the year 1986. This is their chance to kick some past and change their futures – one will find a new love life, one will learn to stand up for himself with the ladies, one will find his mojo, and one will make sure he still exists!I'll admit I didn't have too high expectations for this movie. I thought it might be good for a few small laughs - most of which were in the ads - and thats about it. I ended up being very surprised. The story of the movie is ridiculous. There is no effort put in to the time travel angle and it just sort of happens. I found myself actually appreciating that because it would have just been a lame attempt at science fiction and what not and taken away from the laughs. Instead they just sort of had it happen and went with it. The 80s nostalgia was HILARIOUS! The posters on the walls, the way every one was dressed, the music, and the ski patrols thinking that they were "Russkies" from watching Red Dawn too much was priceless. The relationships/dialogue between the four guys was great. However, I found that my favorite part of the movie was that there was a bellhop that was missing an arm in the present but had the arm in 1986 and the anticipation of the numerous times that it might have been when he loses it (both by the audience and the movie cast on screen) was hysterical.
I never thought I'd be writing this, but I highly recommend the everyone check this movie out for big laughs. There are some really raunchy sight gags and scenes so be warned. However, they don't ruin the overall movie.
