For a movie that has seemingly gone somewhat under the radar, I was pleasantly surprised by Tag. This seems to be happening a lot this year. 2018 has been packed week in and week out with blockbuster hits. Almost exactly halfway through the calendar year and there have already been 3 movies to break into the top 10 grossing opening weekend, box office hits; Infinity War, Black Panther and Incredibles 2. Maybe it was the lack of marketing or simply the fact that it was released on the same weekend as Incredibles 2 but this hidden gem has been flying under the radar. Let me tell you about why you should actually consider seeing it, in this Tag movie review.

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Based on the cast alone, Tag should peak any comedy fan’s interest. The movie stars Ed Helms, Jon Hamm, Jake Johnson, Hannibal Buress, Jeremy Renner and Isla Fisher. It also has hilarious guest appearances from Lil Rel Howery, Steve Berg and Thomas Middleditch.

True Story

Believe it or not, Tag is based on a true story about a group of friends who stay connected throughout their adulthood by continuing a game of tag throughout their lives. The wild antics they use in the movie to tag one another are actually part of the true story. A father’s funeral, a wedding, during child birth in the hospital, nothing is off limits. Thankfully for their wives, the game is only played one month out of the year. Like normal, you aren’t able to tag the person back who just tagged you and the last person tagged at the end of the month has to be “it” for the rest of the year.

Every actor delivers the performance you would expect from them. They don’t try stretching the limits of their acting ability but instead maintain the role they are individually known for. Although I appreciate an actor trying to better themselves, I truly enjoy when they just stick to what they are good at. This is by no means a revolutionary comedy movie but it is absolutely enjoyable and worth plenty of quality laughs.

Rating

Per usual, the Chairgatin’ movie review scoring system consist of American flag recliners, which are good for obvious reasons, and fedoras which are bad, also for obvious reasons. 5 recliners represent the best and 5 fedoras represent the worst. I’m awarding Tag three recliners; a light-hearted comedy that is surprisingly enjoyable.

If you would have told me I would see a movie about the game tag and actually enjoy it, I would have thought you were crazy. In a super hero filled era however, there doesn’t seem to be much room for comedies anymore. It’s nice to see a genuinely funny movie in theaters. When you look at the common factor between the 3 movies from 2018 that broke the top 10 grossing however, the possibility of a comedy movie without super powers becomes concerning. Although Jeremy Renner was a star in Tag, Hawkeye doesn’t technically have any super powers.

Bottom line: if you want to avoid the Incredibles 2 crowed and see a genuinely funny movie, I would recommend checking out Tag.