BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Konterr Brilliant and touching

Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

gavin6942 A middle-class man (Jason Lee) turns to a life of crime in order to finance his niece's first year at Harvard University.Jason Lee is awesome here, playing a slightly cleaned up version of Brodie Bruce, his character from "Mallrats". (Heck, he even talks about "spooning" in both.) He has the same voice and similar comments, leading me to think he improvised (though some great lines -- like "lot of money, but it's a lot of chair" -- are obviously from the script).Other great actors appear, including Bill from "Freaks and Geeks", John C. McGinley and Richard Jenkins. Tom Green was nominated for a Razzie, though if you look back now, this was probably not deserving of that nod (though I confess Green's style of humor is not for everyone).

satinaa9 I see here the seeds to 'My Name is Earl'. I've watched whatever Jason Lee flicks I can find. 'John' in this flick is closest to the Earl character in the TV series. IMHO, f you like 'Earl' you'll enjoy this.Erstwhile John makes an innocent promise to his niece to comfort her from early elimination from an 8th grade spelling bee. Ten years later, that promise comes back to bite him. He is the father figure for this niece, who in spite of her 'white trailer trash' mother and upbringing, has managed to get herself accepted at Harvard.He also made a commitment to his fiancé. Therein lies the conflict.There's some good shtick in this flick. The shaved-headed cop plays it over the top, to good effect. The dog, the organs man, the judge, all made me laugh, or at least chuckle...maybe a groan or two.

animalfan92 I enjoyed this movie. Well, it might not be the best, but it had good actors who delivered well. Tom Green was absolutely hilarious. So was Jason Lee. I can see why people don't like this movie, but I actually thought that this movie was better than I ever expected. I expected it to be okay, and I actually really liked it after I saw it. I still really like it. It has everything for a good movie, but maybe it met the minimal standard on them. I disagree with my own previous statement myself, but it's a reason why others might not like it. I guess it was just my type of movie. I say watch it, I assure you it is at least not a waste of time. It has no really bad parts where you regret it because it's awful. I think that because it has no tremendous high points it officially becomes an awful movie. I say see it, and if you don't like it, oh well.

forsak3n I had never heard of this movie until 2004... I was scanning through StarZ, and seen a movie coming on in 10 minutes, it had Jason Lee, and Tom Green... so of course i was gonna watch, I actually liked the movie, it was funny and had a great story.A man promises his niece he will pay her way to college, and not really believing she will go, gets into Harvard. So somehow he was to come up with the money. His friend 'Duff' gets him into all sorts of trouble, telling him all these ways to get money. But ultimately they cant ever seem to pull it off. Lee's character's girlfriend's dad (woah), says a remark to her about her in-home job. So she decides to try and help Lee and Green... Even though her character doesn't like Green. She plans to steal the money from her father. Admist this hiest, many funny things happen, yet i won't say what happens towards the end. I would tell anyone to pick it up and see it.