Review of Orange County (2002) by Lukas B — 30 Mar 2008

One of Jack Black's best performances!

This review of Orange County (2002) was written by Lukas B on 30 Mar 2008.

Orange County has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Axel A (12) on 10 Oct 2012

I have a feeling that all of the negative reviewers watched a different movie than I did because I thought this movie was a heartfelt comedy…

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By Luke S (894) on 24 Jun 2012

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By Nate G (305) on 12 Apr 2012

This film promised us lots of hilarious Jack Black antics, but instead gave us lots of boring Colin Hanks banter…

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By Edmund C (199) on 06 Feb 2012

The big coming out of Colin Hanks, son of you know who, is underwhelming. Jack Black's talents are completely wasted here…

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By Michael Atkinson (678) for Village Voice (8,525) on 20 May 2012

Hardly the idiosyncratic Mickey Finn you'd expect from the men behind 1998's underrated Zero Effect and 2000's discomfort-splooge Chuck & Buck…

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This is one of my favorite movies…

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By Angie H (93) on 27 May 2012

Despite the likable Colin Hanks and a lavish supporting cast which includes Jack Black, it's just another mediocre teen movie with jokes missing…

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By Steph S (413) on 23 Dec 2012

I lived in Orange County for a long time and this film is the leas accurate depiction of it I have ever seen…

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By Karsh D (1,216) on 03 Apr 2015

Has a few chuckles but really fails to deliver any knock out memorable blows making this a if you have sat through this once your not going…

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