The film's primary draw is the stark contrast between its two leads:
The story begins shortly after the funeral of Dick Kelly’s (De Niro) wife. Dick tricks his uptight grandson Jason (Efron), a lawyer just days away from marrying his controlling fiancée, into driving him to Florida. What Jason expects to be a sentimental journey turns into a chaotic spree of partying, fraternity house brawls, and drug-fueled escapades as Dick reveals his true intent: to live life to the fullest and break Jason out of his rigid, unhappy routine. Nonno scatenato
Stepping far away from his dramatic roots in The Godfather or Taxi Driver , De Niro portrays a vulgar, "scatenato" (unleashed) grandfather who is determined to party. The film's primary draw is the stark contrast