What could easily have been the silliest, most ridiculous flick of the summer is elevated by fine acting and writing and a sweetly beating heart. Based on a real story that was published in The Wall Street Journal, Tag tells the tale of a group of friends who have been playing a cutthroat game of tag one month a year since they were kids.
They're now in their 30s and 40s and actors Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, Hannibal Buress, Jon Hamm and Jeremy Renner do a fine job of resurrecting childhood competition while tempering the craziness with a dollop of maturity.
And there's a message: You don't stop playing because you get old. You get old because you stop playing.
Now, that's profound!
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