I was actually a little excited to see HTTM, because I was intrigued by its title. I was thinking that if they can get away with using such an off-putting title, the movie actually may be very good. That was sort of the case. While I did not hate this film, I cannot say that I loved it either. I loved seeing John Cusack in a movie again, especially a film that takes place in the 80's, because to me he will always be outside holding that stereo over his head. The film also showed that the young Clarke Duke could step out of being just a character actor, with him showing some depth for the first time, outside of his show Greek. There were also some good surprises in the film with Crispin Glover giving a very funny performance as a man we keep waiting to see lose his arm, and the always quirky and lovable Lizzy Caplan as Cusack's love interest. But other than Those performances, the movie lacked real situational comedy (only cheap gags), Chevy Chase's cameo was pointless, and it had a super cliché happy ending. I would say this film is best suited to be a rental when you need a few cheap laughs.
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