This debut for helmer and vid vet Dewey Nicks and scribe David H. Steinberg, a feverishly naughty revenge comedy, is awful and subversively spunky at the same time.
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Slackers (2002)
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Reviews Counted:104
Fresh:10
Rotten:94
Average Rating:3.1/10
Consensus: Another teen comedy with little on its mind but moving to the next gross-out gag, Slackers strains for laughs and features grating characters.
Theatrical Release:Feb 1, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $4,814,244
Synopsis: Dave (Devon Sawa), Sam (Jason Segel) and Jeff (Michael C. Maronna) are about to graduate from Holden University with Honors in lying, cheating and scheming. The three roommates have proudly scammed... [More]
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Jamie King, Jason Segel, Michael C. Maronna
Director: Dewey Nicks
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Reviews for Slackers
Top Criticgood acting, nothing much more
04/24/08
It’s several good jokes, a whole lot of character development and some skilled direction away from crossing the line from moronic to crudely inspired.
07/19/07
I found myself laughing a lot.
05/26/06
If it's unlikely to stimulate the brain cells, it will almost certainly make you laugh out loud.
02/09/06
...should have been a lot better.
08/01/03
This may be a vaguely gratifying rent someday if you are intrigued with Schwartzman's early movies. He'll surely be around for a while.
05/20/03
The less said about this, the better.
03/10/03
You really have to wonder how on earth anyone, anywhere could have thought they'd make audiences guffaw with a script as utterly diabolical as this.
02/13/03
Isn't it a pity when the best words a film critic can say about a movie are 'not an absolute bomb'?
02/08/03
Calculated swill.
01/20/03
Ultimately as generic as its title.
12/08/02
It turns out to be a cut above the norm, thanks to some clever writing and sprightly acting.
12/02/02
It’s elevated into watchability thanks to the presence of Jason Schwartzman and some inspired off-the-wall moments amongst the smutty gags.
10/30/02
There is so much wrong with Slackers, it may be more efficient simply to point out the one acceptable ingredient: Jason Schwartzman.
10/15/02
Its effect could appeal only to hardcore masochists: you pay it $9.50 and it spends the next two-hours laughing at how dumb you are.
08/27/02
Going with this title is about as original as calling the movie Animal Houses.
08/22/02
This is not your average low-brow university comedy; these filmmakers have a much more twisted sense of humour, pulling laughs from the most surprising places to liven up what is essentially just a sweet romance.
08/12/02
Although not the best comedy in recent memory, it's not the worst either.
07/09/02
Asking serious questions about such movies usually is pointless, but how stupid do director Dewey Nicks and writer David H. Steinberg think women are?
06/21/02
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