this flick confirm many lingering suspicion and and none too pleasant represent 1 ) jack black be a great comedic character actor who can easily be strangle by a poor script ( he at his best when he can bounce off of comedy writer like david cross and bob odenkirk ) while 2 ) anything produce by mtv picture be destine to suck while 3 ) an all star cast ( john lithgow and kevin kline and catherine ohara and harold ramis and chevy chase and lily tomlin ) should be a signal that the material can not stand on it own . what else can we expect from a parent company whose idea of music television be softcore porn ( _undressed_ ) and _the real world_ in a winnebago ( _road rules_ ) . this be one of those rare case where if you have see the commercial you haven not see the movie . you know how ad nowadays tend to give away all of the joke . not this one . and for two reason represent 1 ) there be very few joke and and 2 ) most scene in the ad aren not even in the movie ( i be this guy . i be not get into your college . and you have to make love to the camera and like hey stanford and what up . you want some of this . you know you do and etc . not in the movie . ) the ad campaign make you think that this be a comedic romp about a kid try to get into college and and the slacker brother who help along the way . the two could have be a great team and colin hank a the straight man and jack black a the character he be . but this be not a comedy . this be heart warm pablum masquerade a entertainment . everything come together in the end in the most predictable of way . everyone learn a valuable lesson and the sick be heal and the heaven part and and the soundtrack be on sale at your local record store . and that what really matter and now isn not it . i would not give anything away though and because the plot will reveal itself immediately . you need to know this and though represent the movie be write by mike white . at first you might think and _chuck and buck_ . critical praise . independent film . but he also write _dawson creek_ and the film _dead man on campus_ . and it show . and as bizarre a this be and the song butterfly by crazy town and be feature three time with no explanation . first you have a scene break and suddenly there be these teen movie cheerleader do a choreograph dance to the song and all look into the camera like a music video a if to say and i want you now and 15 year old in the audience . i be put into this movie to distract you from this film many fault . later and colin girlfriend be sing the song to herself with her headphone on and in a scene that be only put in the movie to introduce a dog ( follow the formulaic nature of the film and the producer must have say and people love the dog in _there something about mary_ . we need a crazy dog too ) . and lastly colin meet a new girl who invite him to the obligatory college party . suddenly butterfly begin to play and she and her friend go nuts screaming and it our song . they proceed to do the same choreographed dance a the cheerleader and look seductively into the camera . and you watch this and ask yourself why . what do this have to do with the movie . it clearly an attempt to sell this song a the lead single of the film . i be think of write jack black to get my $ 6 back . he get $ 2 million for this pile of garbage . he can afford it .