Sorority Boys (2002)
5/10
crude, without value, yet strangely amusing
26 March 2002
Overall, Sorority Boys is a shallow movie - cheap humor, sight gags, and hammy acting reign supreme here. Nevertheless, I will admit that I still spent a good portion of the movie laughing out loud. Sure, it's stupid, but then again it's not exactly selling itself as high class humor. I recommend it for anyone looking to blow 5 bucks on a mindless matinee flick.

However, I feel the need to point out that there are several really problematic things in this movie. Let's face it folks, date rape just ISN'T FUNNY. And yet the filmmakers seem to think it's hilarious that not only do the stupid frat boys using roofies, but so do our "heroes" - although the trio use the drugs to sedate an amorous housebrother, the mere fact that they so gallantly run around with roofies is kind of disturbing. And I'm not sure what to make of the fact that in the end the main character thinks it's a good idea to set up the would-be date rapist with one of his new female friends. Just because the movie never hides its misogynistic side, doesn't excuse this sort of socially abhorrent message. So, keep it mind.
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