Reunion

'Reunion' came out of absolutely nowhere. 24 hours ago I hadn't even heard of it. Tonight I found myself really enjoying it. It was exactly my kind of movie. An isolated mystery/whodunit with a pretty decent cast. Sign me up immediately. And even though it was a little formulaic, it ticked all the boxes that needed to be ticked.

The film leans a lot more towards the comedy side of things than taking itself too seriously. That said, I thought it found a pretty good balance. There was one character played by Jillian Bell who was perhaps a little overly comedic for the overall tone of the film - but she was so funny and got so many laughs out of me that I didn't even mind.

The key thing for a film like this to stick the landing. It needs a good wrap up that makes you think back on everything you've seen and see it in a different light. This film had that. It was a well done ending. 'Reunion' is a really good time and a film I would happily recommend. 7.5/10.

With its B-movie cast, director Chris Nelson's murder-mystery comedy "Reunion" should be B-movie standard, but despite not being lol funny its whodunnit plot (from debut writer Willie Block & second-time Jake Emanuel) keep it engaging enough. Small-town douche Chace Crawford is slain at a 'Class of 01' high-school reunion at his mansion, with suspicion falling on those trapped there overnight (and subsequent days) by a huge snow-storm: Lil Rel Howery; politician Nina Dobrev; cop Billy Magnussen (good); reporter Jamie Chung; oddball Jillian Bell (meh); & teacher Michael Hitchcock... but whodunnit? It won't sweep any awards, but it ain't too bad.

I think the score of 5 is pretty harsh, I actually thought this movie was really good.

True it could have been a bit polished in certain places and packed in even more jokes, but I enjoyed it.

I think Lil Rel Howery is brilliant in this, he almost reminds me of Kevin Hart, who might have been a better lead in this, just due to the fact he is such a great comedian and would have brought more laughs in.

The cast is good; they're all established actors, but I can't help but feel a different cast would have made a massive difference. I like Jamie Chung, I like Nina Dobrev, but not all actors suit comedy roles.

I did like the murder reveal at the end, guessed part of it, but the final reveal was a bit of a surprise.

All in all, had some really good laughs, could have been better but I enjoyed it.

The major reason I watched Reunion is because I like Jillian Bell. She's just a funny person, she can make serious faces that just make you laugh. So I was expecting some good funny moments but it fell a bit short. It's all watchable but it could and should have been funnier. It's basically a whodunit movie, just not the best one in my opinion. It's a genre of movies that needs much more suspense to be good, and although it's not obvious who did the crime I wasn't that entertained. My wife liked it better than me. The acting wasn't bad, some characters were more enjoyable to watch than others. It has just all been done before, and better...

If you have seen The Afterparty, or at least the first season, then you've seen this movie already.

It really just is a movie version of that whole season.

They've tweaked a few moments and characters, but it's not even slightly disguised in any real way.

The cast is slightly better than the cast in the series, and the budget is clearly slightly higher, but that's about it.

If you haven't seen season one of The Afterparty, then you might like this, if you like mediocre, uninspired murder mysteries. It's not terrible, just eh.

Not a whole lot more I can say, to be honest. Oh, it's better than season 2 of The Afterparty, so it has that going for it.