Old School
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Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening up a fraternity near their alma mater.
What critics thought
Critics landed all over the map on this one, with some finding it a sporadically funny but derivative Animal House knockoff and others dismissing it as barely a comedy at all. Will Ferrell was the one element nearly everyone agreed on, with even the harshest reviews conceding he brings manic energy that the film around him doesn't always deserve. Audiences warmed to it more than critics did, and its reputation has grown in the years since.
“This is not a funny movie, although it has a few good scenes and some nice work by Ferrell as an apparently compulsive nudist.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“sloppy, dumb, though occasionally funny comedy”
Elvis Mitchell·The New York Times
“This year's kinder, gentler Animal House.”
Variety
Genres
Comedy
Cast & Crew
DirectorTodd Phillips
StarringLuke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, Jeremy Piven, Ellen Pompeo
ComposerTheodore Shapiro
Old School
Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening up a fraternity near their alma mater.
What critics thought
Critics landed all over the map on this one, with some finding it a sporadically funny but derivative Animal House knockoff and others dismissing it as barely a comedy at all. Will Ferrell was the one element nearly everyone agreed on, with even the harshest reviews conceding he brings manic energy that the film around him doesn't always deserve. Audiences warmed to it more than critics did, and its reputation has grown in the years since.
“This is not a funny movie, although it has a few good scenes and some nice work by Ferrell as an apparently compulsive nudist.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“sloppy, dumb, though occasionally funny comedy”
Elvis Mitchell·The New York Times
“This year's kinder, gentler Animal House.”
Variety
Genres
Comedy
Cast & Crew
DirectorTodd Phillips
StarringLuke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, Jeremy Piven, Ellen Pompeo
ComposerTheodore Shapiro
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