Gramps Goes to College

A friend tricked me into watching this, telling me it was an early Jim Carey movie. I think I'm going to have to disown that friend.

The acting is ... reluctant middle schooler at best, and the dialogue is more cringy than Dumb and Dumber, which by contrast is a story about two of the finest physics geniuses on the planet.

I skipped forward a few scenes from the gym scene - which was jaw-droppingly bad in itself - to take in a diatribe about modern political leanings which allowed such biblical monstrosities as co-ed dorms. Satan is alive and well and living in co-ed dorms apparently. Be aware, students!

And I can only confess that those were the highlights of this one-reeler as far as I could tell. I'm a live-and-let live type, but this was a live-and-then-burn-in-hell-for-all-eternity-because-God-loves-you-and-because-you-disagree-with-my-point-of-view movie.

Technically, the bloopers are perhaps the highlight of the movie, and luckily there are enough of those to keep an eye out for, such as badly placed mirrors reflecting the crew. The rest is more embarrassing than accidentally discovering your grandparents having sex. I actually found myself blushing at how awful this movie is, between my groans of distress at how awful this movie is., and protests at blatantly false claims and how awful this movie is.

It won an award for the scriptwriter, producer and star of the movie (all the same guy) and curious and bewildered at how it won an actual award, I looked it up. It was awarded by a faith organisation that has strong ties to the writer, producer and star (again, all the same guy.)

What a coincidence. Astonishing really.

Now, who can I trick into believing this is an early Richard Gere movie...?