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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangSweetly amusing, gently anarchic and never mean-spirited.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyScott BrownEntertainment WeeklyScott BrownAccepted's winning dumbness and breezy bons mots save it from the pit.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenAfter a very funny start, there just isn't enough content to fill the feature-length curriculum.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceAccepted is an inspired premise in search of a movie: What starts out as a scabrous takedown of academic bureaucracy ends up yet another modestly rousing underdog story about the little slacker that could.
- 50The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe ideal viewer of Accepted probably won't have seen any college comedies before. Or any slobs-vs.-snobs movies like "Caddyshack." For those who have, it's kind of a snore.
- 50PremierePremiereOne could argue that you shouldn't expect a teen comedy to offer a nuanced depiction of the role of education in public life, but in response I'd refer you to "Election" and "Clueless."
- Accepted will make for a passable alternative to sold-out shows of "Snakes on a Plane," but it's a disappointing debut for the director Steve Pink.
- 42Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerHas neither the raucous energy and impudence of "Animal House," the defiance of "If ...," nor the grace and wit of "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle."
- Take the cast of 1978's "Animal House" and 1984's "Revenge of the Nerds," toss them on a desert island, watch them breed and enroll their raucous, kvetching offspring at a college for rejects. A fluffy teen comedy, Accepted gets annoying fast.
- 20Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleIt's an obvious nod to "Rock 'n' Roll High School" that mostly serves as a grim reminder of how far comedies about the education system have fallen.