Surprisingly incoherent and boring

For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

'Orange County' is A Fair Entertainer, that offers some genuine laughs in the goings-on. Also, the performances, by all the actors, are perfect. 'Orange County' Synopsis: A guidance counselor mistakenly sends out the wrong transcripts to Stanford University under the name of an over- achieving high schooler.Mike White's Screenplay is Funny in parts. But, I felt, the culmination of this comedy seemed uneven. It's very clichéd and hardly leaves any impact. Jake Kasdan's Direction is passable. Cinematography is good. Editing is average. Performance-Wise: Colin Hanks delivers a very natural performance. Jack Black is excellent as his good-for-nothing brother. Catherine O'Hara & John Lithgow are efficient. Schuyler Fisk is sincere. Kevin Kline, Chevy Chase & Ben Stiller appear in brief cameos. On the whole, A Fair Comedy.

Where as this isn't an original Coming of Age story, "Orange County" brings about a dynamic story line, that transforms the classic Coming of Age tale, into a new breed that similar movies follow in it's footsteps such as "Sex Drive" and "I Love You Beth Cooper".With an intricate set of characters, including a very hairy Jack Black, and a dilemma that has even the main character worried whats not to love about "Orange County".Had me laughing, and truly enthralled in the characters and what scheme they were going to come up with next.Not only does this movie have a developed story line but it is filled with an all star cast such as Colin Hanks and Jack Black, with some special appearances from John Lithgow (3rd Rock from the Sun) and Chevy Chase (Caddyshack).Like I said before truly a new comical breed or the Coming of Age tale.

I hate this film. it's so pretentious. and I can see that this was directed by some bratty son of a famous director, who thought he was some hot shot. I read a whole lot of great reviews on this film, which is why I bought the DVD. I can't believe people out there are such morons. the acting is all bad, Cos the script is bad. everything seems forced. the funny thing is that I'm one of those guys that never liked Jack Black, but the fact that he's the only funny thing happening in this film says a lot. There are all these other actors I've admired over the years-Catherine O'Hara, Chevy Chase, Harold Ramis-and it seems like they were just thrown in this movie randomly to save this poor excuse of a comedy. I guess since the 90's there hasn't been any good teen comedies. only cheesy ones like these. the 80's had bad music but it definitely had the best teen comedies.

At first it looks just like any high school comedy you've ever watched especially during the 2000s as followings of the new godfather of the genre (American Pie – 1999) which I despise. But afterwards you'd find out that it's totally something else.. something better as a comedy with a great message.. Yes great ! Can you imagine waiting for something great in any contemporary high school comedy ? At this one you can.Maybe it's the most marvelous story for that kind of movies, a rare exceptional one without the same idiot work about some idiot students which is full of the usual quantity of bad taste, the ordinary amount of sex jokes and the regular irregular images of young Americans ! It is one funny movie indeed which will live longer than its likes not only because its solid atmosphere or smart script but basically for its main motif. It's about a middle class disintegrated family with tones of problems and one talented kid who wants to get away from all of this to make his own separate career as a writer, however he must get through that journey to discover one hell of a neglected fact about how he needs his family and his family needs him as everyone wanting the other to cure oneself, so he must run to his home not out of it ! I believe that the creative writer can't create honestly when he gets out of his original experiences, or his basic cases that he can't escape from them. So the clever meaning which (Orange County) simply poses is that the talented author is the one who creates from his people and for them. In fact the way of the movie to present this was plainly and soberly.Despite whatever looked as indecent or trite in dealing with its characters, it was unlike nearly all the kind's comedies, having some rationality that could proficiently keep the humanity of the characters and their sick pathetic conditions with the ability to mock at their sad ironic features or acts in the same time, but without losing the beautiful deep message or being that busy all the time of making only gross laughs.I loved all the cast as maybe the best ever for a small nice movie like this. I must refer to (Kevin Kline). He did such unforgettable job even it was a 4 or 5 minutes appearance as the real mentor who came with the golden answer for the errant hero late at his journey, to discover the truth and then to choose.. to make the last decision.It's not the Odessa ! But also it's not -God Forbid– another American Pie ! It's one commercial light comedy with expressly good message too. And if you ask me that is truly scarce nowadays !