“Flunk 'em if they can't take a joke.”
Tom Lawrence arrives at Port Chester University as a nervous high school senior and quickly finds himself pulled into the campus world around The Pit. Guided by Droz and the fraternity house he calls home, he gets a crash course in college politics, rivalries and the pressure building around the house. As tensions rise with preppy Rand McPherson and the university president, the threatened expulsion of The Pit pushes everyone toward a party that is meant to bring the factions together and instead sets them on a collision course.
The film was made by filmmakers from New Zealand and the United States, and its 81-minute run keeps the story brisk. Droz leads the house with loud confidence and a taste for chaos, while Tom serves as the outsider who has to make sense of the campus code. Rand McPherson stands on the other side of the divide, and the school president adds a colder, more official pressure to the conflict. Their clashes give the film its comic momentum and keep the focus on the people crowding around The Pit.
Set on a university campus, the story turns student life into a battleground of status, rules and rebellion. It plays as a fast, irreverent comedy with action and adventure energy, using the campus setting to sharpen its sense of friction and noise. The tone stays rowdy and confrontational, but it is always anchored in the awkwardness of a newcomer trying to find his place.
The film was made by filmmakers from New Zealand and the United States, and its 81-minute run keeps the story brisk. Droz leads the house with loud confidence and a taste for chaos, while Tom serves as the outsider who has to make sense of the campus code. Rand McPherson stands on the other side of the divide, and the school president adds a colder, more official pressure to the conflict. Their clashes give the film its comic momentum and keep the focus on the people crowding around The Pit.
Set on a university campus, the story turns student life into a battleground of status, rules and rebellion. It plays as a fast, irreverent comedy with action and adventure energy, using the campus setting to sharpen its sense of friction and noise. The tone stays rowdy and confrontational, but it is always anchored in the awkwardness of a newcomer trying to find his place.
Reviews
6 / 10