If only it had been more clever, perhaps darker, we may have gotten a wicked little satire about college life, the frequently pornographic minds of young men and the goodness inside, of all people, cheaters.
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02/01/02
Slackers (2002)
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Reviews Counted:104
Fresh:10
Rotten:94
Average Rating:3.1/10
Consensus: Another teen comedy with little on its mind but moving to the next gross-out gag, Slackers strains for laughs and features grating characters.
Runtime: 86 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Dave (Devon Sawa), Sam (Jason Segel) and Jeff (Michael C. Maronna) are about to graduate from Holden University with Honors in lying, cheating and scheming. The three roommates have proudly scammed... [More]
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Jamie King, Jason Segel, Michael C. Maronna
Director: Dewey Nicks
Reviews for Slackers
It's not even another teen movie. Its shamelessness is in a class by itself.
02/01/02
Slack and uninspired, and peopled mainly by characters so unsympathetic that you're left with a sour taste in your mouth.
02/01/02
The unique tug-of-war with viewer expectations is undeniable, if not a pleasure in its own right.
02/01/02
Dave and his pals are so sleazy and shallow and take up so much screen time that Slackers is a turnoff despite Schwartzman's considerable efforts.
02/01/02
Top CriticIt's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in Slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny.
02/01/02
Just one more collection of penis, breast and flatulence gags in search of a story. Or a profit. Or some damn thing.
02/01/02
Unlike Rushmore, Slackers sends subtlety and cleverness to the back of the class, while labored lunacy wears its dunce cap front row, center.
02/01/02
There really is no good excuse for Slackers.
02/01/02
Feel bad for King, who's honestly trying, and Schwartzman, who's shot himself in the foot.
02/01/02
It made me feel unclean, and I'm the guy who liked There's Something About Mary and both American Pie movies. Oh, and Booty Call.
02/01/02
Top Critic...the film falls back on the same old formula of teen sex, outrageous pranks and scenes designed to push the envelope of bad taste for laughs.
02/01/02
Nicks' feature debut can't quite seem to live up to its full potential, despite being backed by some obvious talent.
02/01/02
There's scant character development, pedestrian dialogue, and an almost complete lack of humor.
02/01/02
How many knockoff attempts of There's Something About Mary must we suffer (including those by the Farrellys themselves)?
02/01/02
Be sure to take in an early show - you're going to need a long hot shower when it's over.
02/01/02
The often keen Schwartzman is simply disturbing here, and there's maybe one or two funny lines in the whole thing.
02/01/02
Consider the title's clunk-on-the-head that suggests the overtime someone put in to come up with an irritatingly unimaginative retread concept.
02/01/02
Too frequently stoops to the lowest possible gags.
02/01/02
The gags are familiar collegiate stuff.
01/31/02
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