“21 & Over” is the tale of a college student hitting that magic twenty-first birthday. It is a special day for most Americans. You can drink, own a gun and mock the bouncers. Jeff Chang (Justin Chon) and his friends Miller (Miles Teller) and Casey (Skylar Astin) do all these things in “21 and Over.”

“21 & Over” isn’t the most well-written movie I’ve ever seen, but the little depth given to the characters is still meaningful. Teller and Astin have good chemistry together as a comedy duo.
Subtle racial humor, college parties, some nudity and a lot of drinking games make up the core of “21 & Over.” A group of friends with a simple goal going through a series of unfortunate events isn’t a new story concept, but “21 & Over” has a little more to it than other movies of its kind.

The music in “21 & Over” is party music that fits the scenes it’s in and isn’t overdone.

“21 & Over” is a good college movie. Sex, drugs, pep rally brawling and stray animals are all here as part of the stereotypical college life that we are used to seeing on the screen. The movie could have done without a few scenes and certainly could have used a little more Jeff Chang, who is mostly unconscious throughout the movie but is hilarious when he is conscious.

If you liked movies such as “Pineapple Express” and “The Hangover,” then “21 & Over” is right up your alley.

I give it 3.5 out of 5. It’s a funny movie and the characters are well rehearsed, but the crude humor has a tendency to go over the top and it isn’t a movie everyone will enjoy.