There are many things which divide people, one of which is the high school reunion. Some people can't wait to go so that they can re-connect with all of their old friends, while others hated high school and wouldn't go back for anything. Some want to attend to show off what they've become while their classmates are ashamed of their lives and refuse to go. So, obviously, there are a lot of ideas and concepts which could go into a movie about a high school reunion. I wish that the film 10 Years would have dug deeper into plotlines like this.

10 Years focuses on a group of people who have come together for their ten year high school reunion in a small mid-western town. Jake (Channing Tatum) and his girlfriend, Jess (Jenna Dewan-Tatum) (who did not go to this school), live close enough that they were able to drive. They arrive at the home of Cully (Chris Pratt) and Sam (Ari Graynor), who are married and have two children. Joining this group are Marty (Justin Long), who came in from New York, AJ (Max Minghella) who's come alone, as his wife, a doctor, is working, and Reeves (Oscar Isaac), a famous pop singer. This group goes to the reunion where they meet up with Garrity (Brian Geraghty) and his wife, Olivia (Aubrey Plaza), who learns that Garrity acted very differently in high school. Scott (Scott Porter) visits from Japan with his wife, Suki (Eiko Nijo). Marty, who is single, is excited to see Anna (Lynn Collins) who he liked in school and who still appears to be a party girl. Likewise, Reeves surprises Elise (Kate Mara) by revealing that he actually noticed her in school. Things get awkward when Jake's old-flame, Mary (Rosario Dawson), arrives. As the night progresses, old secrets will be revealed and some will never be the same.

So, it's too bad that Linden doesn't put more meat on the skeleton of this movie. Once we get to know everyone, nothing else really happens. 10 Years is that rare film where the final act really drags. There is meant to be tension around Jake and Mary's reunion and suspense concerning why Anna leaves the party, but the former never crackles and the latter is very predictable. This is not to imply that nothing happens in the film, but what does occur simply isn't that interesting. It appears that Linden couldn't decide if he wanted to make a fly-on the-wall fauxumentary which captured these people coming back together, a slice-of-life film which would simply observe their behavior, or a true drama which would present intense situations. This lack of focus leaves us with a movie which hits peaks and valleys are regular intervals, but the climb up and the drop down are unsatisfying.

The real misfire here is the Reeves character. The idea of someone who is a celebrity coming back to their high school reunion has been done before, but there could still be a lot of material to exploit here. However, Linden doesn't play it for all it's worth. Some casually asks Reeves for his autograph or a picture, and some compliment his music, but most leave him alone so that Linden can concentrate on Reeves shock/joy at seeing Elise. At the outset, it looks like Reeves is going to be a character who has taken a break from his life and tour in order to just feel normal again, but this is quickly abandoned. I would have liked for the movie to go down that avenue.

It's been a while since we've had a "I've heard of these people, why haven't I heard of this movie?" of this magnitude. Yes, 10 Years is wall-to-wall familiar faces and the cast which Linden has assembled is amazing. However once we finish marveling at the fact that all of these people are in the same movie together, we realize that they haven't been given much to work with. Much like high school itself, 10 Years seems exciting at first, then it seems mundane, and then you can't wait for it to be over with.

10 Years has Channing Tatum acting with his real-life wife and he still can't create any chemistry on Blu-ray Disc courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment. The film has been letterboxed at 1.85:1 and the Disc contains an AVC 1080p HD transfer which runs at an average of 20 Mbps. The image is sharp and clear, showing no overt grain and no defects from the source material. It could be argued that the image is just slightly dark, but the colors look good and the action is always visible. The image is stable and crisp. The level of detail is good and never soft and the depth is acceptable. The Disc carries a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio track which runs at 48 kHz and an average of 3.5 Mbps. The track provides clear dialogue and sound effects. Being a dramedy, we don't get a lot of dynamic effects here. The dance music played at the reunion fills the speakers and provides some bass effects. Reeves song sounds very good. Otherwise, the actors are always audible and intelligible.

The lone extra feature on the 10 YEARS Blu-ray Disc is a reel of six DELETED SCENES which runs about 9 minutes. These don't contain any new characters or sub-plots (good!) and are merely more filler moments from the reunion.