The film follows a trio of high schools friends, Miller (Miles Teller), Casey (Skylar Astin) and Jeff Chang (Justin Chon) who have grown apart since leaving for college some years previously. Casey is the driven, sensible one destined for the financial world, Miller is the wild card who has, unbeknownst to his friends, dropped out of school altogether, and Jeff Chang is the latest in a long line of doctors – the only trouble is, he’s flunking science and is too scared to tell his overbearing father (Lost’s Francois Chau). The reunion of three old friends who don’t have much in common anymore is the best thing about the film, and it’s a shame that more isn’t made of this fairly universal theme. It’s there all the way through, especially when various secrets start spilling out and some mysteries regarding Jeff Chang’s troubles are uncovered, but the gross-out gags were obviously deemed more engaging while cobbling the film together. The performances, too, are good, and there’s a sense that these three young leads will be doing exciting things after their teen-comedy rite of passage is through (Teller was in Footloose, Casey in Pitch Perfect, and Chon in Twilight). So why should we hate this film? Well, it’s incredibly lazy with its humour – usually the most important thing in a comedy. The sheer amount of racism, homophobia, sexism and other boring stereotypes isn’t so much offensive as it is tedious, since we’ve seen so many of these horribly witless movies that they’ve almost lost their ability to shock. My problem is how unfunny the whole thing is, with a running gag about an angry, vengeful Latina sorority going on for so long that it completely derails the film to the extent that anything positive going on is ignored. Maybe I’m a huge cynic without a sense of humour, but I can tell you that there’s a better version of this movie already out there – The Inbetweeners Movie. The difference, while both make good use of crude gags and borderline-offensive humour, is that 21 & Over has none of the warmth required to anchor the jokes to something solid or relatable. The first half of the movie does produce a few sporadic titters, and the performances make the characters vaguely likeable throughout, but the relentlessly thoughtless attitude towards anyone not a young, white male without ambition is likely to prove draining for audiences over the age of 14. Follow our Twitter feed for faster news and bad jokes right here. And be our Facebook chum here.