Rotten
[Kasdan] and White aim very low here and fail to take advantage of the abundant opportunities for social satire that its upper class and academic settings provide.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Orange County
It's not just a place. It's a state of mind.
2002 · 1h 22m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Jake Kasdan
Overview
Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his dysfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another, starting when his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor sends in the wrong form.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
47%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The urine-quaffing gags and hearty barfing asides are the lowbrow price extracted for...gestures towards semi-intelligence.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Rotten
[T]oo many of these gross out scenes...
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
Strictly a vanity vehicle with a mess of star babies on board.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Fresh
One of the smartest idiotic teen comedies you'll ever see.
Paul Tatara, CNN.com
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