TAG

Venu de la télévision, Jeff Tomsic met en scène avec invention et énergie ce rocambolesque récit d'amitié, tiré d'une histoire vécue.

Also, it's not funny.

It doesn't quite balance its Jackie Chan slapstick with its James L. Brooks sentiments, but it's a fun way to spend recess.

That's a weirdly muted note to end such an otherwise over-the-top - conceptually and physically - comedy. 

Jon Hamm, Ed Helms and a crack cast almost save this stunted-adolescence goof about an epic tag game from falling apart.

In its final few scenes, Tag makes a bid for poignancy that feels forced given the broadness of these characters and the fundamental weirdness of their obsession. 

Given the dearth of big-screen comedies, it's nice to see a movie like TAG, that really delivers, and it played beautifully to the packed preview audience I saw it with.

Despite its messy execution, Tag is still full of slick performances and a streak of impish glee running through its various set pieces, which draws its failings in even sharper contrast than a more middling film of its ilk.