The Freshman

  • 1990


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93 % Certified Fresh
$ 21 Million
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Positive Reviews 17
Average Rating 3.9/5
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4.4
Broderick is fine in the central role as the earnest film student, and Bruno Kirby has a lot of fun as the fast talking street kid who knows all the a .. Rogerebert
2.5
This more than the convoluted pointlessness of the plot is the movies most alienating trait.Its just no fun watching a picture whose hero is a boob.
4.0
But The Freshman is so refreshing and endearing, its laughs so genuine, chances are youll be willing to forgive the minor glitches.Bergmans got a swee ..
4.0
It is also distinguished by the Best Performance By A Lizard ever.
4.2
The action scenes are right on target, but the overheated and contrived melodramatic subplots are unconvincing and slow things down considerably. Sover
4.0
Though Bergman is more accomplished as a comic writer than as a director (his credits include Blazing Saddles, The In Laws, and Big Trouble), his madc .. Chicago Reader
4.0
Writer/director Andrew Bergmans glorious spoof of Mafia ways spends too long satirising film study pretension, but spins its screwball antics along at .. Radio Times
3.5
With Brando around, The Freshman has a snappy madness thats hard to resist. Rolling Stone
3.5
The action sometimes gets bogged down in silly slapstick, though. Cs Monitor
4.4
The Freshman is so consistently daffy and free spirited, it simply defies audiences to dislike it.And, though its not absolutely necessary to the enjo .. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.5
No film offering the spectacle of a Komodo dragon being transported across a state line for immoral purposes can be lightly dismissed. Time
3.8
Theres not much to THE FRESHMAN beyond the spectacle of Brando gently spoofing his most famous role, but thats a pretty sizeable asset. Movies Tv Guide
3.5
Its a pity there isnt more film school satire.We never get a sense of what kind of filmmaker Clark wants to be, what movies he likes. La Times
4.4
The theme is made all the more effective by Bergmans refusal to treat it sentimentally; played out in the rough and tumble terms of screwball comedy, .. Articles Chicago Tribune
4.0
The Freshman indeed displays the Brooksian quality of staying funny even as it drifts in and out of comedic focus. People
4.4
Bergman seems willing to try anything; the result is a comedy thats almost startlingly fresh. John Hartl Seattle Times
3.0
Though writer director Andrew Bergman sets up potentially funny situations, the payoffs arent nearly as clever as they need to be. Many situations don .. Articles Orlando Sentinel
4.0
Brando notwithstanding, The Freshman is a cockeyed delight, a film that word of mouth may generate into one of the summers sleeper hits. Articles Sun Sentinel



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