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College By John Mulderig Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) -- Films about student life have come a long way since Buster Keaton's 1927 silent "College" and the lighthearted twice-filmed 1920s musical "Good News." The new "College" (MGM) is a salacious, smile-free teen comedy about three high school seniors -- Kevin (Drake Bell), Carter (Andrew Caldwell) and Morris (Kevin Covais) -- who opt to spend the weekend of a campus orientation tour staying in a fraternity house, replete with booze and strippers. There they have to endure crude hazing by Teague (Nick Zano), the fraternity's loutish leader, while Kevin falls in love with pretty coed Kendall (Haley Bennett), who takes him for a fellow freshman. He and his cronies desperately try to maintain that pretense as Teague threatens to reveal their true ages. Director Deb Hagan's spiritless film -- even the ostensible comedy falls flat -- briefly takes its protagonists into true romance and emotional maturity. But the emphasis is squarely on repulsive bullying and decadent partying. The film contains strong sexual content, upper-female and rear nudity, much sexual and scatological humor, drug use, underage drinking, pervasive rough and crude language, and a few uses of profanity. The USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is O -- morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R -- restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. - - - Mulderig is on the staff of the Office for Film & Broadcasting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. More reviews are available online at www.usccb.org/movies. END Copyright (c) 2008 Catholic News Service/USCCB. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed. CNS · 3211 Fourth St NE · Washington DC 20017 · 202.541.3250 |
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