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It's shock value (drugs, sex, bodily fluids, and a lot of yelling) over any semblance of cleverness.
Sherrie Li, Village Voice
Overview
Former prom king and college freshman Scott returns home for Thanksgiving break and gets dumped by his long-term girlfriend. With his world turned upside down, Scott strikes an unlikely friendship with former classmate Tori, an ugly duckling who blossomed in her first semester of college, and they embark on an outrageous adventure through their hometown. But when Scott and Tori start falling in love, they realize that a few months away may have changed them more than they realized.
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Rotten
A stab - no, a frantic machete swipe - at comedy that only date-rapists, racists and sociopaths could love ...
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
No one involved with it should ever be allowed to work in the movies again.
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
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