Twenty Years Later (2014) Reviews

• Fun and Meaningful Adventure

  catherinecourtade2014-12-16

  I saw this movie in the theater, and WOW! What a great ride from start to finish! The minute the opening credits started to roll with that GORGEOUS score playing, I was immediately hooked. Twenty Years Later made me laugh (hard), it made me cry (literally), and it made me believe in the magic of movies again. Twenty Years Later is a realistic look at friendship and adulthood and how priorities change as we grow older. The story revolves around childhood friends who get together to dig up treasure they buried when they were young. The real treasure, however, is this beautiful gem of a movie. I hope to be able to own a copy of this someday so I can wear it out with multiple viewings!

• Fun flick

  ryanthewebber2018-12-23

  Twenty Years Later is a pretty fun story! It made for a great weekend watch on Amazon Prime. Josh tends to work with the same cast, so I walked into this anticipating who and how the characters would deliver. In my opinion, it's Joshua Courtade himself who really shines. His portrayal of Kevin really shows what great range he's capable of. Pretty amazing, especially since he tripled as actor, writer and director for the feature. The rest of the main cast rounds out perfectly with solid deliveries from Scott Merriman and Robert Ford. Ford, with perfection, brings his inner child to life in this outing. He carefully and humorously brings two childhood friends back together to hunt for treasure they buried twenty years earlier. Scott Merriman plays the most relatable character here. He navigates the typical 30-something life..wife, kids and job...with dead dreams from an earlier life floating around his core. Actor, Writer and Director Joshua Courtade arguably plays the main protagonist here, he's billed here 3rd, but his story shows the most evolution and study in this outing. Kevin had a great job, but on the flip is facing a nasty divorce and somehow is banging a hot model all at the same time. Kevin, understandably, has grown up like most of us do. So his reaction to Glen's quest to find buried kid treasure is the most relatable. He's distanced himself over the years from Glen and doesn't really want to lower his standards and start digging in dirt. His reaction to this sudden reconnection makes the best character study moments in the film, especially as Kevin slowly evolves and allows himself to loosen up. Overall, this film is fun and very entertaining. Especially if you're looking to disconnect from the world for a bit. Brief moments are over-the-top, but they're quickly put to rest with a fun story and great acting. This film reminds us that we can still have fun, be kids, and reach for the stars. Great job to the cast & crew.