A bored college student sees a prime opportunity to score with a hot coed who has made the assumption that he is gay, and he decides to play along when she follows her sorority leader's assignment to seduce then cut loose a series of misfits and losers.
Freshman Orientation is not incompetently made. Nor is it badly acted. But there's not a fresh idea in it, and everyone on screen seems to be in a different comedy.
– Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Sep 2007
rotten:
This trivial film toys with the postmodern lifestyles.
– Bill Stamets,
Chicago Sun-Times,
21 Sep 2007
fresh:
A campus comedy with a dirty mouth, an innocent heart and a surprisingly wise mind, Freshman Orientation uses identity politics as a road to romance and emotional maturity. The naked breasts are a bonus.
– Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
28 Sep 2007
rotten:
...goes way over the top for the Greeks vs. Gays climax.
– Lou Lumenick,
New York Post,
28 Sep 2007
fresh:
John Goodman has a nice turn as a queen with a heart of gold.