Orange County (2002)

This movie was much better than its Dumb and Dumber Times Two promo trailers intimated. Jack Black is just-enough, not over-the-top, boorish. Funny in a dopey way, not dopey in a pathetic way. Colin Hanks and Schuyler Fisk really carry the movie, though all the family members have their quirky parts, and the celebrity cameos are fun too. This movie is more than a teen-seeks-college story; Colin has a dream -- even an inspired aspiration -- to which he must attain. Despite the comedy of errors that will sabotage his every move, in the end all things collude to get him exactly there. Lots of funny bits to commend it. 3.5 stars.