Accepted (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 93 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Steve Pink
Stars: Justin Long, Blake Lively and Mark Derwin
IMDb score:
6,4 (145.610)
Releasedate: 18 August 2006
Accepted plot
"When every college turned them down. . . they made one up."
Having been rejected by every university he applied to, Bartleby "B" Gaines decides to set up a fictional university with his friends, South Harmon Institute of Technology, in order to fool their parents. However, their deception works so well that every rejected student enrolls in this fake school. Meanwhile, Bartleby also tries to win the heart of his girl next door.
Actors and actresses
Bartleby Gaines
Sherman Schrader
Monica Moreland
Glen
Hands
Uncle Ben
Mr. Schrader
Jack Gaines
Diane Gaines
Reviews & comments
Shadowed
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- 11345 messages
- 6677 votes
Nice.
Not immediately expected, but one of the smoother American comedies. Often quite American, but here it seems to work a lot better than the average vulgar Rogen comedy. I can appreciate a movie like this much better from Rogen movies.
The acting in particular is much better and the actors seem to get a little more room in their roles to perform well. Long in particular makes grateful use of this. Not immediately expected, because usually as a comedian I only like him so-so, but here he really does it.
Hill also plays one of his better roles here as a comedy actor. He's genuinely funny here. As an actor I already know that he is good, but he mainly chooses the wrong kind of comedy. Here he is much nicer. Lively was fun too, a bit of an on-and-off actress for me, but here's an on.
The story is otherwise quite nicely conceived, ultimately unbelievable and ridiculously executed with a closing phase that almost reaches the pinnacle of unrealistic cinema. The story is therefore not too cleverly thought out, but entertaining to the max. High-school movies usually go well in it, and this one works a bit better.
Can honestly laugh here. Some transparent criticism of studies, but this is not taken too seriously and you can hardly take it seriously. Above all, it is a smooth high-school film that knows how to entertain and captivate. Also lasts exactly as long as it should. Not a minute longer. Nice Netflix snack.
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Sergio Leone
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- 4403 messages
- 3088 votes
Entertaining.
Accepted is a good movie from the high school/college genre. The moral of acceptance and self-fulfillment is pretty much on top of it every minute. Fortunately, that doesn't spoil the fun and fun that mainly the protagonists bring with them. With a running time of well over an hour and a half, the film never loses itself in tediousness. A sympathetic in-between is the logical end product.
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