Kennedy has gone from a somewhat promising young actor to a crowd repellent.
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05/19/07
Kickin' It Old Skool (2007)
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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
It's horrific to watch Kennedy and his cast not even care about what they're putting out into the world. People, we're getting closer to Ow! My Balls! every day.
04/27/07
If you were alive and watching TV during this decade, you'll find something to give you a smirk
08/06/07
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
An inauspicious feature debut for director Harv Glazer and all three scenarists, the Big-meets-breakdancing comedy will be kickin' it to ancillary by swimsuit season.
04/28/07
Top CriticThe climax set at the dancing competition drags on so long one wonders if the film wasn't originally meant to be a miniseries event.
04/27/07
As appealing as acid-washed jeans.
04/30/07
Kennedy believes he is one of those performers whose every move is funny, who can keep an audience in stitches simply by falling down or looking confused. He is mistaken.
04/30/07
High-concept comedy, bottom of the barrel execution.
04/30/07
Top CriticJamie Kennedy may be becoming the new Pauly Shore...ineptitude marks every aspect of the writing and execution.
04/29/07
I hope Jamie Kennedy has a huge fan base because I can't see anyone else paying hard-earned money to sit through this.
04/28/07
Although technically a coming-of-age film, Kickin' It is, in every way, regressive.
05/05/07
...a little of [Jamie Kennedy] goes a long way; a lot goes nowhere.
05/07/07
This ostensible comedy may be a new depths-of-hell low in the Emmanuel Lewis filmography, but for star Jamie Kennedy it’s par for the coarse.
04/30/07
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
When Jamie Kennedy wakes up from 20 years in a coma and still thinks he's in the 1980s, the results are kind of funny -- for about 5 minutes.
04/30/07
About eight minutes of this comedy is devoted to some terrific breakdancing; the rest consists of wall-to-wall product placement and politically incorrect bad-taste comedy.
04/30/07
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
Kennedy seems to think that simply showing up in Hammer pants is enough to make the movie work.
04/27/07
Jamie Kennedy ought to let a bomb-sniffing dog check out scripts for him.
04/30/07
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