The reunion of the multi-ethnic Funky Fresh Boys triggers a fusillade of un-PC misfires as the not-so-fab four try to alleviate their personal woes by entering an American Idol–esque dance-troupe contest.
Comment
04/23/09
Kickin' It Old Skool (2007)
2
%
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work 
Reviews Counted:43
Fresh:1
Rotten:42
Average Rating:2.4/10
Consensus: Kickin’ It Old Skool is one big unfunny pop culture reference that doesn’t feature many laughs.
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: In KICKIN' IT OLD SKOOL, a 1980s-pop-culture factoid-infested comedy, Jamie Kennedy (SCREAM, SON OF THE MASK) stars as Justin Schumacher, a former break-dancing child prodigy, who wakes up 20 years... [More]
Starring: Jamie Kennedy, Christopher McDonald, Miguel A. Nunez, Vivica A. Fox
Director: Harvey Glazer
Reviews for Kickin' It Old Skool
I like Kennedy but he doesn't make it easy for me
02/20/08
Were the filmmakers really so wedded to every scene they couldn't find 15 minutes to cut? Besides, shouldn't we as a culture being moving on to depleting the comic potential of '90s nostalgia by now?
12/03/07
Kennedy's lowbrow comedy best for '80s veterans.
11/01/07
while Jamie Kennedy's character of Justin is supposed to be an 11-year-old in a 30-year-old's body, it seems he has suffered irreparable brain damage in his coma
09/09/07
If you were alive and watching TV during this decade, you'll find something to give you a smirk
08/06/07
There may be a lot of comedy potential in someone from the '80s waking up in the new millennium, but the writers of Kickin' It Old Skool are fairly oblivious to it.
07/14/07
Kickin' It Old Skool aspires to be Big with break dancing, but it falls flat on its spinning head. Even the break dancing gets tired fast, making the film even more tedious to get through.
06/22/07
Unfunny, unlikeable and unnecessary, "Kickin' It Old Skool" is one of the lamest so-called comedies to limp on to the screen in years.
06/10/07
Kennedy has gone from a somewhat promising young actor to a crowd repellent.
05/19/07
After cringing through Son of the Mask in 2005, I was convinced that trying to be funny could not get any worse for Jamie Kennedy. ... I was wrong that things couldn't get worse.
05/15/07
The funniest thing about Kickin' It Old Skool, yet another in a long line of not particularly funny Kennedy movies, is how little we actually have advanced since the '80s.
05/09/07
...a little of [Jamie Kennedy] goes a long way; a lot goes nowhere.
05/07/07
The writers make sure to fill their script with only the most obvious jokes and cultural references so that their star’s particular comedic talents will shine brightest and he can work his magic without the risk of causing any audience members to think.
05/07/07
Kickin' It Old Skool equates making incalculable 80s pop culture references with joke telling.
05/06/07
Although technically a coming-of-age film, Kickin' It is, in every way, regressive.
05/05/07
You might think that after Kennedy proved capable of emptying every theater in the civilized world with his last two vehicles someone would have said, 'Enough!' But no.
05/02/07
Despite some legitimately entertaining dance sequences, no amount of parachute pants can disguise the fact that Kickin' is a very stupid movie, with many more failed jokes than successful ones.
04/30/07
Adults old enough to appreciate the choice electro-boogaloo soundtrack and get the 'Mr. Roboto' jokes will doubtless find the rest of it painfully dumb.
04/30/07
Kennedy is a negligible performer, a hopeless dancer, and his romantic connection to the lovely Menounos is preposterous even by the movie's absurd standards.
04/30/07
Latest News for Kickin' It Old Skool
August 28, 2007:
RT on DVD: Blades of Glory, Air Guitar Nation, and Heroes: Season 1 Arrive!
It's an exciting week to be a fan of NBC's Heroes (we vote Petrelli -- Peter Petrelli!) but the uninitiated also have rival figure skaters, real-life air guitarists, and plenty... More...
April 29, 2007:
Box Office Wrapup: "Disturbia" Threepeats Over Dead Weekend
Awaiting the arrival of their webslinging hero, North American audiences avoided the multiplexes and held onto their money rejecting the slate of new releases that Hollywood... More...
April 28, 2007:
Trailer & Poster review 
More...
April 26, 2007:
Box Office Guru Preview: Just What Moviegoers Want, Another Nic Cage Action Flick
For the fourth consecutive weekend, four or more new wide releases will cram into multiplexes trying to get at their piece of a dwindling box office pie. More...
What’s Hot On RT
Other News
Fresh Links
Featured
RT on YouTube
Subscribe to RT's YouTube channel and don't miss a second of our cracking video content.
RT on Twitter
Follow Rotten Tomatoes and join us as we tweet about the week's releases.
IGN RSS Feeds