Accepted (2006)

Synopsis: A high school graduate doesn't get accepted in any college, so he fakes an acceptance letter for his parents, from a fictitious college. To sustain the lie, he subsequently has to fake the entire college.

Appraisal: This is probably a record breaker for stupidity in movies, but one that proceeds from a good idea. As is so often the case, the filmmakers spoil it by inserting a hokey and hypocritical serious angle into what could have been a perfectly anarchic and fun satire. Glimpses of that are seen occasionally. I wonder if the authors were aware of the similarity with Poe's 'The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Feather' and if that's what motivated the choice of a shut-down insane asylum for the fake college building.

Rating: 24