Director Phillips confesses to frat membership in his youth, and even made a documentary on the subject. So why is this not funnier or more outrageous?
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01/26/06
Old School (2003)
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Reviews Counted:168
Fresh:100
Rotten:68
Average Rating:5.6/10
Consensus: While not consistently funny, the movie does have its moments.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: In Todd Phillips' OLD SCHOOL, Mitch (Luke Wilson), a thirtysomething businessman, has found himself living a boring, mundane lifestyle. Unfortunately for him, his girlfriend, Heidi (Juliette... [More]
Starring: Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, Jeremy Piven
Director: Todd Phillips
Reviews for Old School
Top CriticA harmless and intermittently funny 90 minutes.
11/02/03
Top CriticIt's pretty crass and broad, but there are bigger wastes of time around than this.
07/08/03
Top CriticRedeemed by good comic performances from its oddly-matched central trio.
05/10/03
It's a hilariously funny and unexpectedly warm look at three men who just want to be boys again.
04/28/03
Top CriticFortunately, there is a level of genuine humour here that keeps us laughing between the stupid stuff.
03/14/03
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09/08/09
When an Oster Breadmaker gets some of the film's biggest laughs, you know the thing's in trouble.
12/10/08
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10/18/08
The lead males give impressively modulated performances that keep the laughs flowing as all hell breaks loose.
08/07/08
Will Ferrell is a fearless comedian, and he commits completely to his insanity in the film, and that makes it work.
12/06/05
Grade A goofball fun.
12/06/05
Only fitfully funny, except when Ferrell is onscreen -- then you won't stop laughing.
03/07/05
Une bonne location pour un party entre amis et pour ceux qui ne sont pas fatigués de la recette des films d’ados.
02/25/05
The recess bell should have rung immediately into the first period of this frothy yet flat and insufferable scholastic satire.
01/30/05
If you like humor that's somewhere below the belt, then Old School is for you.
01/24/05
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01/24/05
Enroll at your own risk.
01/24/05
Will Ferrell ... makes about ten minutes of this movie side-splittingly hilarious. That's like finding a few pieces of crunchy cereal in a bowl of sour milk.
12/06/04
You don't need to run stoplights getting to the theater — the video will do — but Old School fulfills your expectations.
07/05/04
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