It's clear to see why this film is so well loved - Lloyd the geeky underdog goes to college, wins the football match and wins the girl, providing plenty of laughs along the way. A very fresh faced looking Lloyd here has plenty of naive charm, and produces probably the best performance of his career - his round glasses character being more suited to the college setting than any other.
The arrival at college to the first football practice is some of his best material, although things go slightly south after that. His suit falling apart at the ball leans a little too much on the ridiculous, while the football finale is as predictable as they come (though to be fair, he was probably one of the first to do it).
Still, the 76 minute run time breezes along and its certainly entertaining.
The arrival at college to the first football practice is some of his best material, although things go slightly south after that. His suit falling apart at the ball leans a little too much on the ridiculous, while the football finale is as predictable as they come (though to be fair, he was probably one of the first to do it).
Still, the 76 minute run time breezes along and its certainly entertaining.