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Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj

Overview

Genre :

Comedy

Release Date :

December 01, 2006

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Mort Nathan

Starring :

Kal Penn, Lauren Cohan, Holly Davidson, Glen Barry, Anthony Cozens, Tom Davey, William de Coverly, Shobu Kapoor, Dan Percival, Daniel Percival

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

1 of 4

“..never rises to the level of time-killer..”
by Roger Moore [Chicago Tribune]
2 of 4

“..defines pedestrian filmmaking on every conceivable level..”
by Rob Humanick [Slant Magazine]
2 of 4

“..a marked improvement over its predecessor..”
by Jim Hemphill [Reel]
“..a faded mimeograph of the original, purple smudges obscuring anything funny that might have survived..”
by Michael Ordona [Los Angeles Times]
Review rate : D-

“..a completely desperate and mindless exercise..”
by Eric D. Snider [The Land of Eric]
Review rate : C
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Rocco B. Colella [Boston Globe]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
Reviewed by Randy Cordova [The Arizona Republic]
Reviewed by Michael Rechtshaffen [The Hollywood Reporter]

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