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Van Wilder: Freshman Year
2009 100 min United States of America R 18+
★5.5
Comedy, Romance
Director: Harvey Glazer
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Description
It is freshman year at Coolidge College and Van Wilder is ready to party. To his dismay, all the girls have taken a vow of chastity and the dean rules the school. Van embarks on a crusade to land the campus hottie, Kaitlin, and liberate his school from sexual oppression and party dysfunction.
Budget:
$6M
Worldwide:
$20,543
Starring
Jonathan Bennett
Actor
Kristin Cavallari
Actor
Kurt Fuller
Actor
Steve Talley
Actor
Key opinion
Van Wilder: Freshman Year is widely regarded as a formulaic and vulgar teen comedy that fails to capture the charisma of the original film. While some viewers find it an acceptable, lighthearted time-filler for a single viewing, most criticize its excessive reliance on crude humor and a lack of narrative depth.
| Humor | The film relies heavily on low-brow, repetitive, and often tasteless sexual humor. | |
| Acting | The supporting cast is widely considered to be one-dimensional and poorly written. | |
| Originality | The screenplay is criticized for being a hollow, derivative rehash of the original movie's plot points and gags. | |
| Acting | Jonathan Bennett’s performance divides opinion; some find him a solid lead, while others believe he lacks the essential charisma to replace Ryan Reynolds. | |
| Emotion | Audiences are split on the film's value: some see it as a mindless, entertaining distraction for casual viewing, while others find the experience entirely frustrating and empty. |