Stealing Harvard

Starring: Jason Lee, Tom Green, Leslie Mann, Megan Mullally, Dennis Farina, Chris Penn
Directed by: Bruce McCulloch
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
2002

Times Seen:
Tim: 1

Summary: John (Jason Lee) has finally saved $30,000 with girlfriend Elaine (Leslie Mann), which means that they can finally buy a home and get married. The problems start when John's "trailer trash" niece overcomes all odds and is accepted into Harvard, which John had promised to pay for nearly a decade before. Since he can't dip into his and Elaine's house money, he goes to his friend Duff (Tom Green) for help. The hijinks that ensue from John and Duff attempting to lie, steal, and blunder their way toward keeping a selfless promise are the main basis of the movie.

Review:

Tim: Stealing Harvard is a rare breed of comedy-it's one that doesn't particularly attempt to be funny. Sure, the film has its share of humping dogs, mounds of melted cheese, and toothbrushes used in the wrong orifices, but none of these will evoke laughter in the slightest; and sadly, the movie doesn't seem to care. It's hard to love or hate this movie-it extracts much more passive emotions than that. You almost pity the film for being neither great nor horrible, but existing in an almost motion picture limbo.

Tom Green is not particularly funny in any scene. If you are looking for decent comedy involving Green, see Road Trip. To see Jason Lee in a decent role, watch Mallrats. This film doesn't suffer from poor actors; each and every one has proven that they are capable of being funny-just not in this movie.

Stealing Harvard may stem your boredom for a while, but why waste your time with a movie that wastes so much talent?

Rating 1-10
Tim's Rating: 5



If You Enjoyed This Movie, We Recommend:
Mallrats, Road Trip