Tag Review: 6 Ups & 3 Downs

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6. Jeremy Renner Steals The Show

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Warner Bros.

To the surprise of nobody who watched a trailer for Tag, Jeremy Renner absolutely steals the show as Jerry, a fitness magnate who has never been tagged once by his friends in over 30 years.

The movie leans heavily on Renner's status as an Avenger, making him out to have lightning-fast reflexes and an inhuman level of physical aptitude, as is played out in a number of hysterical slow-motion action sequences (but more on that later).

Renner's clearly having a blast in the role, and the movie is nothing if not perfect proof that the guy needs to appear in more comedies. His smarmy performance combined with the character's unstoppable slipperiness makes him light up every scene he appears in.

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