Acceptable

ACCEPTED (2006)
Directed by Steve Pink...First directing gig.
Starring...Justin Long: Best movies to date: Galaxy Quest and Jeepers Creepers.

Accepted tells the wacky story of "B" who after getting rejection letters from several colleges decides to open his own college. By using tuition money his parents give him, he does a quick remodel of a closed mental institution and names it South Harmon Institute of Technology (If you're smart you will get why the name of the college is an on-going joke through-out the movie...If you don't get it...I'm sure you received several rejection letters from institutions of higher learning from all over the United States). The situation is complicated when about 300 of societies rejects, nerds, dorks, and unwantables all get "accepted" into the fake college due to a computer glitch. What begins as a way to fool his parents and slack turns into a life lesson. The lesson that I learned is that rejects, nerds, dorks, and unwantables are neglected by society because they are worthless. They are better off forming a fake school so they can feel neglected together. There's power in numbers. "B" learns that um...Actually, I don't know what he learns.

ACCEPTED is an acceptable comedy. Justin Long has a good career ahead of him as long as he continues to learn from the Vince Vaughn school of acting which trains its students to become smart-asses. Movie goers love smart-asses.

ACCEPTED gets a "6". There are too few laugh out loud moments...But several moments that made me grin.