Freshman Year (Shithouse)

The title of this movie is quite misleading, and that is the only significant flaw with this film.

If you are looking for a raunchy college comedy like the title suggests it might be, then you may be disappointed, however you are more likely to be surprised in a good way.

The movie, while within the college party setting, is actually a very meaningful and real emotional drama with great insight into the anxieties and loneliness accompanied with the college experience.

Was that the real version? Does the editor deserves a Razzie? What have I just watched? I'm so confused. This review has the same structure like the movie. I don't think I get the final version. This is still in post-production.

As a college student, I can attest to the tonal and plot accuracy this movie achieves. It does that really well, but is the average day to day life of a college student trying to adjust to being away from home, while constantly shooting himself in the foot make for an entertaining movie? No. Is it worth a full length film? Also, no. This would have been a great 45 minute short. But the tedious and awkward, albeit accurate and realistic, dialogue which takes up the vast majority of this movie, runs dry far before the movie ends. I'm sure some people can relate to the movie enough to find this quite enjoyable, but I'm not one of them. Regardless, I think the is a successful debut for Raiff, as far as debuts go.

I think they were trying to be artsy with this movie but it was ridiculous and boring. I kept hoping something would happen but nothing ever did. What a misleading name for a movie too. They want you to think it is like Animal House when it is really just an annoying couple that won't shut up yet manage to say nothing.

Watching this made me miss college and be glad that I'm done with college, all at the same time.