Fresh
Here's something you don't see every day: a high-school comedy for old poops.
Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail
Bart Got a Room
2008 · 1h 20m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Brian Hecker
Overview
High school loser Danny Stein needs a prom date. As a cause of anxiety for Danny, Bart Beeber, the nerdiest guy in school, has already found a date. At the same time, Danny's divorced parents are both seeking relationships again.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
70%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Bart Got A Room is an affectionately nuanced comedy of manners whose focus is first love and the navigation of complex relationships.
Greg Quill, Toronto Star
Fresh
The sweet, dizzy finale makes up for all the predictability before it.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
Hines and Macy get some laughs, but the film itself feels insufficiently developed.
Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies
Fresh
It's an inventive take on a story that we've heard a million times before.
Ben Lyons, At the Movies
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