i haven not bother to read all of the other comment but i be sure it must have be state before this be a completely mediocre comedy that be simply yet another attempt by hollywood to ride on the coattail of much good film like rushmore and napoleon dynamite . whereas those film have one or two quirky character and the hack director of this film decide to up the ante and make all but one or two character quirky . be this an attempt to quadruple the laugh . if so and he fail miserably . i be think about a great teenage comedy film from the late 70 or early80s my bodyguard which carry a similar theme of a young and loser kid try to find his place in the world . that film not only appear a million time more real but it also limit the quirky quotient to one character ruth gordon . c amon hollywood and stop cannibalize yourself . let see something new .