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Hilarious, gross, even inspirational. All that and more is what makes Van Wilder such an entertaining flick. Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds) is a seventh-year college student at Coolidge College, and is a living legend at the college (I kinda know how he feels, since I was in my college for six years...but I didn't do the partying he did). Van and his freind Hutch (Teck Holmes) are so popular that Van has to hire an assistant, and he chooses shy, virginal Indian transfer student Taj Mahal Badalandabad (Kal Penn), whose only goal in life is to get laid. This leads to very hilarious conversations between himself and Van throughout the whole movie. Van's life seems to be perfect. Throwing the perfect parties, living the care-free life, having an assistant, getting the girls and being the living legend at the college. He's so popular that the school newspaper wants to have an interview with him, and the head newspaper editor sends Gwen Pearson (Tara Reid) to conduct this interview, much to Gwen's chagrin. She's more interested in hot-button topics of politics and world news, not about the affairs of a seventh-year student. Then, just like in all movies, Van's life starts to unravel. It begins with Van's father, Vance (Tim Matheson) pulling Van's tuition, since he's been there seven years and hasn't accomplished anything. The bulk of the movie concentrates on how Van will earn enough money to last. He'll do anything (including sleeping with the admissions counselor, starting a naked tutoring program, and throwing parties for everyone who gives him $$). Gwen finally starts to warm up to Van, and he starts to warm up to her, even though she has a boyfriend...the stiff, pre-med major Richard Bagg (Daniel Cosgrove). He's so uptight that he thinks he's funny, and no one else does, except for his latchkey friends and the mysterious, idiotic Jeannie (Emily Rutherfurd), who obviously wants to be more than just friends with Richard. As Gwen starts to get feelings for Van, Richard goes to great lengths to discredit Van and get him kicked out of college. So Van retaliates, which leads to possibly one of the grossest moments in cinematic history, involving a dog, pastries, and a 'special ingredient.' In the end of it all, Van realizes that popularity isn't everything, and decides that the slacker life isn't a good one to have. Thus we get to the mushy part of the movie, and it wasn't that bad. Van Wilder...an excellent movie to see. Write that down... Van Wilder: Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere. From boxofficemojo.com: National Lampoon's Van Wilder Artisan Comedy 1 hr 32 min R Release Date: April 5, 2002 Close Date: May 16, 2002 Domestic: $21,305,259 Worldwide: $38,275,483 email this review to a friend
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