Tenure (2008)
16KTenure (2008). 1h 29m | R
“u0026quot;Tenureu0026quot; is a comedy about college professors. It has its fair share of problems, mainly that it has a really weak (in some cases false) description of college life for professors. And its hard to call this a comedy.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe jokes are very sophomoric, you may laugh a little bit, but these jokes are for the lowest common denominator. I found it a very odd mix, since generally movies about academic professors are supposed to be more intelligent. Do not mistake this movie as intelligent. David Koechner (who I am generally not a big fan of) is in the main comedic role, he crosses the line from professor to student, and his jokes cross the line from decent to unacceptable.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThat aside, the rest of the movie is a pretty good exploration of a smart, but insecure, 30-something guy. Luke Wilson is his usual, likable self, and I looked forward to the resolution for his character.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Tentureu0026quot; is not the smart, funny academic film that I was expecting (and that I think it was supposed to be), but I found a bit of myself in Luke Wilsonu0026#39;s character and I was smiling at the end. If you ignore the promise of high comedy, this film can be enjoyed.”
