Review of Accepted (2006) by Stuart K — 18 Apr 2010
Produced by Tom Shadyac (Ace Ventura, Bruce Almighty) and directed by Steve Pink (Hot Tub Time Machine), this might look like another teen comedy on the surface, but underneath, it's quite clever and it's a well structured and quite funny comedy, with a likeable cast and some good set pieces, and at it's core, it's about a group of kids fighting against the establishment.
It has high-school senior Bartleby Gaines (Justin Long) who spends most of his time making fake I.D.'s, but he gets rejected from colleges and universities, much to the ire of his parents. But, Bartleby has an idea, he leases out an abandoned mental hospital, and with help from his friends Sherman Schrader (Jonah Hill), Glen (Adam Herschman), Rory (Maria Thayer) and Hands (Columbus Short).
They create their own college, and get Sherman's loudmouth, ranting Uncle Ben (Lewis Black) to act as the Principal. It seems to fool the parents, until the rival college get wind of what's going on and try to put a stop to it.
It's an enjoyable and smart film, better than expected, it owes to other great college films, especially National Lampoon's Animal House. The young cast are enjoyable and come out with some good dialogue, plus the college they create looks like an enjoyable place to go to.
This review of Accepted (2006) was written by Stuart K on 18 Apr 2010.
Accepted has generally received positive reviews.
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