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Critics' Reviews

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Salon.com: Andrew O'Hehir
It's blissfully, pants-wettingly funny from beginning to end.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
In terms of sheer belly-laugh count, this one's in the same plentiful company as "There's Something About Mary" and "Road Trip."Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Wesley Morris
It's also a message movie, about as weighty as Lara Flynn Boyle and twice as absurd. But I'd like to report that I had an excellent time.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Manohla Dargis
The disconnect between what men say and what they do makes Old School funnier than most of its gags and it also invests the movie with curious pathos.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
Old School is exactly what director Todd Phillips intends for it to be: low-brow, moronic to a fault, and occasionally side-splittingly funny.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Mike Clark
In lieu of a toga party, one scene treats us to an octogenarian fraternity member wrestling two topless townie lookers slathered in KY Gel. Hey, there's no stopping progress.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
Under Reitman's deanship, Ferrell lets his freak flag fly and Vaughn unlooses a notably funny, light-on-his-feet lunkheadedness.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
Only fitfully funny, except when Ferrell is onscreen -- then you won't stop laughing.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: A.O. Scott
Like a half-empty glass of Coke that's been sitting out for a couple of days; sure, it looks like cola, but one sip tells you exactly what's missing.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Rita Kempley
A dumb guy comedy about dumb guys by dumb guys and for dumb guys.Read Full Review »
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