Young Justin Schumacher hits his head during the school talent contest and falls into a coma for 20 years. Justin (Jamie Kennedy) wakes up and tries to revives his dancing dreams his friends Darnell (Miguel A. Núñez Jr.),Hector (Aris Alvarado) and Aki (Bobby Lee). Meanwhile his girl Jennifer (Maria Menounos) is now engaged to his nemesis Kip (Michael Rosenbaum).

I didn't actually laugh once at Jamie Kennedy's antics. The jokes sound clunky and are more angry than charming. Being dumb isn't a bad thing but badly written performances are. The 15 minutes prologue of the characters as kids is more compelling than the rest of the movie. The humor is so lifeless that it's more sad than anything else. Jamie Kennedy is unable to play dumb with joy. His friends are much funnier which means they're tolerable. Bobby Lee is probably the funniest of a bad lot.

Justin was a break-dancing child of the 1980s. At least, until he flipped off the stage and sent himself into a coma. Waking up twenty years later, he's a child trapped in a man's body and still has the urge to break dance. So what does he do? What anyone would do -- form the team together again to win the local break dancing contest and pay his parents back for all his medical bills.

This film comes from first-time director Harvey Glazer. For most people, this gives hi ma clean slate. For me, I look at his past endeavors as a producer and cringe. From 2006 through 2007, he produced a variety of awful straight-to-video horror films, which I've actually seen simply because Anchor Bay sends me copies for free. "The Mad", "Ultimate Killing Machine" and "Bottom Feeder" are not films you should necessarily be proud to have on your resume. This one, however, is an exception.

I was at a party, and a Blockbuster employee named Jared brought it over, more or less as a joke to have something playing in the background. And I was like "Jamie Kennedy? Straight to video? Oh no!" But before long, I found myself distracted from my Pabst Blue Ribbon and game of cards and actively watching this one. The 1980s references were cleverly woven in, and the style of humor was low-brow without being tasteless. It was right up my alley.

I'm not sure who this film is catering to, besides me. I suppose people in their mid-20s to mid-30s. The bulk of the humor relies on understanding a lot of the references and quotations used, which the younger crowd might not get. Some of them are very subtle. The rest of the humor might turn off the older crowd, because it has a youth focus. Urination, juvenile behavior and the like. Hey, I liked it... but would my mom? Probably not.

So if you're in your twenties and want a flashback, this might be something for you. Rubik's cubes, DJ Tanner, He-Man and Rockem Sockem robots are the name of the game here. If this sounds like something you'll appreciate, dig in. And, if that doesn't sell you: there's a special appearance by David Hasselhoff and KITT. What more do you want?

Kickin' It Old Skool (2007): Dir: Harvey Glazer / Cast: Jamie Kennedy, Maria Menounos, Michael Rosenbaum, David Hasselhoff, Christopher McDonald: Idiotic showcase plays as a reminder of 1980's dance and if this is to be a representative of that era then it is best that this film be kicked to the curb. Jamie Kennedy awakens from a 20 year coma and rounds up his friends to enter a dance competition. Setup is appealing before travelling that familiar ground that ends in a dance competition. Director Harvey Glazer has fun with the 1980's theme with flashy production, which amounts to the best aspect of this disappointing farce. Kennedy is travelling predictable ground following clichés faithfully. This is tailor made for his physical antics but offers no sympathy for a character who is basically too lazy to get a real job. Maria Menounos plays the typical high school crush turned dance instructor. She will, of course, fall for him because that is her only real function here. Michael Rosenbaum plays the typical high school bully turn dance show host. He will lose because he serves no other function and nobody gives a crap. David Hasselhoff makes an appearance because he seems to represent all things 1980's. Nice 1980's dance references may bring viewers that remember the period into a time warp the film is so juvenile that perhaps viewers should be kickin' the film. Score: 4 / 10