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26 out of 100

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7.6 out of 10

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  • Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid
  • Summary: A hilarious coming-of-age story about the burden of facing real life...and the freedom that comes from not taking it too seriously. (Artisan Entertainment)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 24
  3. Negative: 15 out of 24
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Loren King
    63
    Reynolds is the best thing about Van Wilder.
  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: John Patterson
    60
    The film's sheer likability and very impressive gag-to-giggle ratio derive more from sweetness and sharpness than from shit jokes.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    38
    An unabashedly bad movie full of cliches, claptrap, fairly good rock 'n' roll and stomach-turning gross-out gags.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 33
  3. Negative: 4 out of 33
  1. JE
    10
    A university/college student classic. We have a yearly showing on campus and its one of the most attended events of the year. Personally, its a favourite. Sure the acting isn't amazing, and the plots not deep, but It doesn't pretend to be anything but a fun, quotable movie. The reviewers are professionals, they look at films like a dog show judge looks at a dog. I love my dog cause it cuddles me and it fetches a stick, to me my dog is the best in the world, but it probably would be given a F- in a dog show. For its intended audience, and for just being funny, Van Wilder will always be a 10. I've quoted this movie more in my 4 years of University than I've quoted Monty Python, and that's quite a feat.… Expand
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  2. AN.
    10
    Classic movie. Me and my friends were rolling on the floor laughing when it first came out. I must mention that we do have a rather immature sense of humor, which is why this movie appealed to us.… Expand
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  3. kingshahid
    5
    This movie had some funny moments most notably with the Indian guy. Otherwise the movie bored me to shreds. The story seemed to have fit perfectly well into the movie of him being in school for 7years as there are many students in school for the fun of it.… Expand
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