Accepted

High school senior Bartleby “B” Gaines is on his way to scoring eight out of eight rejection letters from colleges—which isn’t going to go over big with Mom and Dad. At least he’s not alone in the exclusion. Several of his crew of outcast friends are in the same, college-less boat. So…how does a guy facing a bleak career please his parents and get noticed by dream girl Monica?

A good movie reviewer reviews a film on what it is trying to be, not what he/she wants it to be. In that vein, Accepted is great. It was fun to enjoy such a light-hearted, hilarious take on the college entrance process that is such a stressful time for students. Lewis Black is great as the pretend dean of the "college" but only because he's only playing himself, nothing more. It's really just the age-old story of non-popular, yet smart and nice boy likes popular girl who is dating popular jock. Jock cheats on girl, girl gets with smart and nice boy. But the avenue we take to get through that story is really incredible. Honestly, I think the whole "good guy gets the girl" substory was a bit distracting and unnecessary. This movie is in the vein of Old School: lots of language and lots of fun.

Language is 100% of the PG-13 rating for this movie. That and sexual dialogue is pervasive.

This movie won't win any Oscars, neither will it make a ton of money. However, if you are looking for mindless fun that is short (about 90 min) and sweet, Accepted is a great choice.

4.0 out of 5