Accepted
High schooler Bartleby Gaines is on his way to scoring a perfect eight out of eight college rejection letters-which isn't going to go over big with his parents. At least he's not alone-several of his posse of oddball friends are in the same, college-less boat. What's a guy, facing down a lifetime career as a convenience store clerk, going to do? Create his own college, of course.
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OUTSTANDING - Old_Video_Man
This is a tremendous movie. It's hysterically funny with a solid premise, outstanding script, great performances and super direction. It has sight gags, one-liners, situation comedy, and some really off-the-wall characters.
The characters are under huge pressure to be accepted into top notch colleges, but they don't quite make it. It's not the kind of movie that critics want to see nominated for awards, but it is a great escape from your life's pressures. Forget about the world and watch this movie.A creative twist to a familiar theme - imagination201
While what had sold the movie to me was the scene with the guys watching the babes suntaning in the pool and commenting that this was a college course, what made me watch it again was how intelligent the story actually was. Indeed, what starts as just a boy's attempt to stop disappointing his parents ends up being a whole enterprise that involves hundreds of more-or-less reliable individuals. And all that with laughter, creativity in regards to the situations shown, and just a good time watching a comedy :)
If you like the kind of slightly more than teenage comedies, you'll like this!Interesting twist - dural78
This movie is unique in that it takes a different approach to the typical college coming of age movies. The focus tends to be more towards self discovery and breaking the traditional institutional chains, rather than the typical gross-out humor college movies.
Justin Long does an admirable job of portraying a confident under-achiever on the verge of a break through. He is surrounded by a good supporting cast.
While the premise of the movie is implausible, I was pleasantly surprised at how funny it was. A highly recommended rental.
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OUTSTANDING - Old_Video_Man
This is a tremendous movie. It's hysterically funny with a solid premise, outstanding script, great performances and super direction. It has sight gags, one-liners, situation comedy, and some really off-the-wall characters.
The characters are under huge ...A creative twist to a familiar theme - imagination201
While what had sold the movie to me was the scene with the guys watching the babes suntaning in the pool and commenting that this was a college course, what made me watch it again was how intelligent the story actually was. Indeed, what starts as just a boy's ...Interesting twist - dural78
This movie is unique in that it takes a different approach to the typical college coming of age movies. The focus tends to be more towards self discovery and breaking the traditional institutional chains, rather than the typical gross-out humor college movies.
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