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47 out of 100

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7.0 out of 10

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  • Starring: Blake Lively, Jonah Hill, Justin Long
  • Summary: 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? Simple. Open his own university. (Universal Pictures)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 27
  3. Negative: 3 out of 27
  1. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: M. E. Russell
    83
    It's one of the few genuinely funny comedies in a dismal movie summer.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    60
    After a very funny start, there just isn't enough content to fill the feature-length curriculum.
  3. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joanne Kaufman
    30
    Go right ahead and skip this one at the Cineplex. You've got my word: It won't be on the final.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 2 out of 15
  1. Andrew
    10
    This movie was hilarious. I though it would mostly be funny for Lewis Black, but it was funny everywhere else.
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  2. J-Shap
    5
    While the idea of progressive education is one that I'd like to see more of, it doesn't come from a movie this preposterous and oddly preachy when it gets to be serious.… Expand
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  3. LindaM.
    3
    this movie is nothig but below average comedy. Sure, its a funny idea but the movie is just not very good and will most likely not have a very large audiance.… Expand
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