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Kickin'
It Old Skool
Kickin' It Old Skool introduces up to April, 1986, where twelve year old
Justin Schumacher is getting ready for his dance battle with his crew
'The Funky Fresh Boys' at the local talent show. After the promise of a
post show date with his school yard crush Jennifer, Justin takes to the
stage and attempts to finish off school bully Kip's crew with a
dangerous and untested move that results in Justin back flipping off the
stage and into a coma.
Twenty years roll on and Justin (Now played by Jamie Kennedy) is still
in a coma and due to the increasing medical expenses on his parents
Marty & Sylvia (Christopher McDonald & Debra Jo Rupp) they are forced to
'pull the plug' on Justins thirty second birthday. As they get ready to
sign the necessary paperwork Justin is suddenly awoken from his coma by
the passing sound of eighties hip-hop. Justin is now forced to adjust to
life as a thirty year old and pickup his life again. After reconnecting
with schoolyard funky fresh member and now home inventor Darnell (Miguel
A. Núñez Jr) the pair come across Justins classic crush Jen (Maria
Menounos) who is coordinating a dance competition with a hundred
thousand dollar grand prize. Unfortunately for Justin, the competition
is hosted by his school bully Kip, who is also now Jens fiancé.
With the finances of his coma still looming over his families head,
Justin decides to get his crew back together, win the dance competition
and get Jen back in the process. But with each Funky Fresh member they
find, they also find that it's going to be harder than expected.
Jamie Kennedy has been struggling to find his Hollywood feet the last
few years, and Kickin' It Old Skool is only going to make things tougher
for him. His performance is extremely monotone, and aside from a few
unique moments, it's just plain boring. It's not just Kennedys fault
though, the script is dull and predictable, and leaves very little for
the audience member to enjoy. Most of the jokes are simply eighties pop
culture references and their novelty wears off about as quickly as the
pop culture items themselves. The only true entertainment besides an
occasional glimmer in the eighties dance soundtrack in this picture is
the supporting cast. Christopher McDonald and Debra Jo Rupp are very
scarce throughout the picture but provide instant comic relief whenever
they hit the screen. Núñez does a great job as the best friend and keeps
the movie rolling in most places while Vivica A Fox is truly memorable
although she only appears in one scene as Darnells wife, and finally
Menounos gives the film some sort of grounding from its epically wild
plot.
This is one Kennedy will have to file away with 'The Mask 2: Son Of The
Mask', it relies way to heavily on past fad references and does nothing
to allow you to connect with the characters. For a comedy, the script is
massively unfunny and about as interesting as watching paint dry. If you
see it on the DVD shelf, just move along.
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