An average movie

I already saw this movie but, following the huge of success of 'Joker', I thought I might as well check again this previous directing effort from Todd Phillips. Well, in fact, for many actors involved, this movie was where it all really started. Indeed, after this movie, the press created the concept of the ‘Frat Pack’, a nickname given to a group of comedy actors who would appear together in many of the highest grossing comedy movies during and after the late 1990's. Anyway, for Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn, that’s when it all started to really take off. It was also another success for Todd Phillips and, 6 years later, he would even be more successful and get a massive blockbuster with ‘The Hangover’. Coming back to our main feature, to be honest, I wasn’t really sure about the concept as it did sound rather moronic if you ask me. Indeed, the whole thing about some grown-ups starting a college fraternity did sound pretty stupid. Still, back in those days, Ferrell and Vaughn were pretty much on fire and the jokes were often quite hilarious. Eventually, the main issue I had is that they didn’t dare to go even further and the whole thing remained rather safe and predictable after all. Anyway, to conclude, even though I don’t think it was really anything great, I have to admit that it is actually quite entertaining and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10