Project Pay Day

An 80's style adventure (i.e. Not everybody is on their iphone all the time) about finding an old town treasure. No spoilers here, but lets just say my kids figured out where the treasure is in the first 10 minutes of the film, so you can see it's not a very deep adventure movie. Characters development is ok, the parents are portrayed as caricatures as always, but unfortunately, regardless of that, there are places when the dialogues are very cringey, so much so, that a good director should have asked for a writing change and a retake.

The movie is not romantically moving and doesn't make you laugh, cry or fright at any point which for me is the biggest opportunity miss, it is just too flat and doesn't take any risks. This is the main reason why it is not at the level of the old 80's movies (Goonies, Stand by me, Short circuit...). When I rate this movie I do not refer to it as a "summer fix" but rather, I look at is as any other production value, writing and acting, this is just not a 8/10 kind of creation, it is more like a 6, but if your entire family want to watch something that is safe for any age this could be on your list.

Exact score: 58 / 100.

I thought this was a really fun movie to watch. Brings me back to older movies like Ferris Buellers day off, The Sandlot, and The Goonies. This is just a nice, fun, summer movie to watch with the family. The cast was awesome as well!

Project Pay Day is a great comedy for the entire family. Great story, well written and cast perfectly. This will go down as a timeless classic that makes you feel like a kid again!!

Everyone remembers having to find summer work and this is a fun romp through teenage summers!

Sweet throwback style film which is exactly what we need right now. All ages can watch this and enjoy it together. Reminded me of a classic such as the Goonies. Great cast and kudos to those behind the scenes- well done!!!