"OLD SCHOOL" (2003) (Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell) (R)
Comedy: Facing midlife crises, three men (including Wilson & Ferrell)
decide to start their own fraternity at a nearby college and live their
carefree lives once again. Obviously inspired by and hoping to be a
later day and middle-aged version of "Animal House," this low-brow
comedy misses far more often than it hits with its barrage of barely
connected, stupid humor. I'll admit that I laughed a few times at the
inane material, but I'd guess that for most viewers the laugh ratio will
be inversely proportional to their age (notwithstanding elementary
school kids and infants). Certainly not as bad or painful to sit
through as last year's "Van Wilder," but still rather flat comedically
and certainly dramatically, "Old School" isn't as funny as it could and
should have been. The R rating comes from profanity (at least 14 "f"
words); sexually related dialogue; sexually related material and
activity (including but not limited to a porno tape seen on TV that also
involves an intended ménage a trois, an oral sex class using vegetables,
and the sight of a full-sized female sex doll); and nonsexual nudity
(various views of a male streaker, two women's bare breasts).
(National Release)
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