Accepted
When the weight of rejection begins to set in after being denied entry to every college he has applied to, a high school burnout attempts to placate his mom and dad and win the heart of his dream girl by scheming with his friends to create a fake university in a hilarious comedy of artificial education directed by Steve Pink and starring Justin Long. Bartleby "B" Gaines (Long) is a high school senior whose street smarts just never seemed to translate into the classroom, and whose bad luck in love has left him pining for the unattainable Monica (Blake Lively). When Bartleby and his rebellious crew of outcasts find the frequent college rejection letters they have all been receiving bringing endless grief from their disappointed parents, they soon band together to create the fictional South Harmon Institute of Technology. After creating a believable façade in an abandoned psychiatric hospital, employing the talents of a close friend's brilliantly subversive uncle (Lewis Black) to pose as the dean, and creating a phony website in order to sell the school to their parents, Bartleby and friends soon realize that all of their hard work has paid off in ways than they never imagined. With a variety of college rejects attempting to enroll in classes at the ersatz university and the skepticism of some privileged students from a nearby college drawing unwanted attention to the South Harmon Institute of Technology, Bartleby and friends find their ruse becoming ever more difficult to maintain. more..
Director: Steve Pink
Starring: Justin Long, Jonah Hill, Blake Lively, Columbus Short, Adam Herschman
If you can lighten up for an hour and a half, the film delivers one good laugh after another.
Accepted's winning dumbness and breezy bons mots save it from the pit.
Low of brow and pure of heart, the movie plays like "Animal House" extra-lite, and as such it's decent indecent fun.
After a very funny start, there just isn't enough content to fill the feature-length curriculum.
Mostly, it wallows in partying with a capital P.
Choice Movie: Breakout Male
Teen Choice Awards (2007)
Best Speciality Stunt
World Stunt Awards (2007)
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress
Young Artist Awards (2007)
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