
Variety
Even by recent standards for mainstream comedy packaging, "Tub" looks dull and ugly.
Full reviewFour friends get in a hot tub to drown their sorrows. Adam (John Cusack) has been dumped; Lou (W.'s Rob Corddry) is a party guy without a party; Nick (Pineapple Express' Craig Robinson) is controlled by his wife; and video game-obsessed Jacob (Kick-Ass' Clark Duke) won't leave his basement.
This drinking session, in the ski resort's hot tub, gets wildly out of control and results in a spot of time travelling. In the morning they awake to find themselves in 1986 and with the chance to kick some past and change their futures.
LessEven by recent standards for mainstream comedy packaging, "Tub" looks dull and ugly.
Full reviewLet's face it, you're not heading to Hot Tub Time Machine for witty erudite discussions.
Full reviewThe movie itself is a nonstop barrage -- somewhere between a riot and an orgy -- of crude, obnoxious gags and riffs. If you are a connoisseur of sexual, scatological or just plain stupid humor, you will find your appetite satisfied, even glutted.
Full reviewSucceeds beyond any expectations suggested by the title and extends John Cusack's remarkable run: Since 1983, in 55 films, he's never made a bad one.
Full reviewAnother good reason why male bonding should not take place in a hot tub
Full reviewAbout a billion laughs (though "Hot Tub" is not for the faint of heart or anyone even slightly concerned with what's happened to common decency these days).
Full reviewA loud, disjointed and not terribly funny comedy, which probably is what one expects with a title like that. The unfortunate thing is, it didn't need to be.
Full reviewHot Tub Time Machine is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV and Disney+.
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