Accepted Review

By: Robert Acosta

Cast:
Justin Long as Bartleby Gaines
Blake Lively as Monica Moreland
Jonah Hill as Sherman Schrader
Lewis Black as Ben Lewis

Plot: When a young man has been rejected by every college he's applied to, he creates a college of his own and so ensues the comedy and struggle.

Review: The movie Accepted features a lot of up and coming talent, at least when the movie came out in 2006. Justin Long has star potential and is a pretty funny guy, Blake Lively is just beautiful and can act and Jonah Hill seemed to be the funnier of the group with the brightest comedic future.

Four years later, things haven't turned out like that but of no fault of this movie.

The movie follows Justin Long as Bartleby Gaines as he invents this new college because he didn't get into college. It's kind of a heart warming story for lack of a better term, though highly unrealistic. It is a movie.

In terms of the comedy, it is there but it isn't too funny. Justin Long definitely has his moments where he'll get you to laugh out loud, cause a little chuckle but nothing too memorable. In fact, Jonah Hill as Sherman really provides the better laughs in this movie. Between him wearing a hot dog costume asking you to ask him about his wiener to his high pitched screaming, he ends up being the funnier guy in this film.

The story isn't bad, it really gives the premise for the movie to be funny. It's a little cliche in the sense that both the romantic part of the story and the dramatic part of the story are a little dry. You'll be pleased with the story but won't be horribly satisfied with it.

Overall, Accepted isn't a bad movie or a bad comedy movie. Is it the best comedy to watch? No. It's more along the lines of light comedy or soft comedy but still worthy of a watch.

Rating: 3 out of 5