Denny123 If you enjoy clever fast-paced films which showcase characters who are not overly developed, which have an excellent script and you are allured by an uncomplicated plot line, then this is an ideal movie for you to watch.The movie commences with a group of young men being driven around in the back a red van, most of whom look petrified. One of the characters states, "Alright like I said before I wouldn't ask you pussies to do anything I wouldn't do first." The audience is then drawn into the film, wondering who these people are and what they are doing. The audience soon learns that they are members of a fraternity as well as pledges who want to join. Those who are being initiated appear to be robbing convenience stores. They are under the impression that real robberies are being committed. In reality, when the "robber" approaches the store, he is met by a member of the fraternity who hands him money to give the impression that the "robber" was successful. They are told to ask for the amount of $19.10, the significance of which is because this is the year upon which the frat was founded. Motivated by their desire to be included, they think that they are committing criminal acts. The plan, however, falls apart when one of the pledges actually goes through with pointing a gun at the shop assistant, Mike, and gets shot.The movie is clever and it kept me intrigued. It also left me feeling slightly frustrating. I concede it is only a movie, but reviews enable people to engage with one another and raise questions. These people have reached an age where they are able to attend university and hopefully embark upon exciting careers. Is it really worth risking a jail sentence purely to join a fraternity? They probably worked hard to get where they are and paid a huge sum of money.I know that it is not helpful that I do not recall all of the names of the characters, but as a viewer, most people would be inclined to take the injured male to the hospital. Matters are further complicated by the frat throwing a party and the group of boys bring the injured person to the house, kicking the partygoers out of the house. As the movie went on, my attention was captivated because I truly wanted to know what was going to happen. Other films have a tendency to leave certain storylines undeveloped or "forget" about certain characters. This movie did not make that mistake. For example, at the end of the movie, we find out what happens to the boy that who was left locked in the car during the party scene at the frat house. Furthermore, the movie does showcase that people are often left humiliated after casual sex, such as the female character who wanted her eyeglasses returned.I agree with some of the other reviews which state that this is not your typical "frat movie." I found that the movie was interesting because it showcased how far certain people were willing to transgress the law, even by those people who are employed to enforce it. It is highly likely that most people would conclude that the gun shot wound was not the type of injury which could be fixed with a first aid kit. The fact that they gave him painkillers they found in the house did little to satiate the wounded character's high level of pain. They clearly did the wrong thing and were just making things worse. Even though what they did was wrong, it makes for excellent entertainment and I was captivated by the intensity of some of the scenes as the actors played their roles well and were very convincing.The movie was entertaining and it is a movie that I would be willing to watch more than once.

jeffrey92 I don't blame anyone for not liking this movie and few years ago I probably would have thought much less of it myself. I've never written a review on IMDb, but after looking through all the other reviews and not seeing any by anyone who is in a fraternity, I decided I'd give it a try.I'll be honest in saying I didn't watch the first 20 minutes or so. It was on a movie network randomly and I'm always a sucker for watching "frat movies", if not just to see how accurate they are. I have to say I was really surprised by this movie: the acting and the story line both rang true with me on multiple occasions. The typical fraternity movie is all about partying and for good reason-- that's what some fraternities are all about. This movie definitely honed in on some of the other aspects of fraternity life. On my campus in particular, any little mishap that the administration finds out about can get you kicked of campus indefinitely. I guess most people don't care, but when you're in a fraternity you take this seriously. The "us against them" thing is definitely something that can come up in Greek life. Not to mention, if someone decides to take their friend to the hospital they can get in a lot of trouble, and that comes up all the time, fraternity or not.Yes, most of the situations that came up in the movie were completely ridiculous and you would have to be stupid to actually allow them in your chapter. A fraternity alumnus becoming a cop (haha), telling pledges to rob a store, locking a pledge up in a trunk with a bunch of booze... But the weird thing was that all of these situations were only a few steps up from things that actually happen. The ending, for me, was chilling.Locking someone in the back of a trunk might not be realistic, but there are other similar ways that could have happened. Just a few years ago, a local fraternity got kicked off campus, disbanded, and people involved arrested because a pledge drank too much and passed out. They took him to the hospital, but on the way there he woke up, so they thought he was fine. He passed out again but the next morning he didn't wake up. I don't know how the guys who found him felt, but I definitely felt more watching this movie than I did when we all had to watch interviews of the guys involved in the case at my college as new members. To sum it up, a lot of people will see this as just an OK thriller, but I think the last scene adds a lot of worth to this film. The conflict of interest in the movie was really intriguing. A few random things though: The pledges, and some of the members, looked way too old, although they did a decent job of looking like they had no idea what was going on. The crazy girl wanting her toilet seats back was pretty funny, and sadly this was actually believable (minus all her friends being there to back her up). The cop could have taken the guy to the hospital and written whatever he wanted in the report. The scene where they give the money back is just over the top. I'll probably watch it again though

everyfilmin2011 So, with limited preparation (I had no idea what the film was about) I set about this American fraternity thriller. And, I have to say, it wasn't bad at all. The opening scenes are in the back of a van where three teenagers are being yelled at by one of their peers who then charges off, gun in hand, claiming he is going to rob a convenience store. He reappears seconds later to tell the trio they have to follow suit if they are to be accepted into a sought-after university fraternity. It quickly transpires that the initiation ceremony is a fake and, before each individual gets to the door of their respective stores, they are stopped by a fellow frat man who gives them the cash they have been instructed to rob, to make it look as if they have been successful. Unfortunately, he is not there when the last of the three , Kevin, (Lou Taylor Pucci) goes off to do his robbery and, therefore, Kevin tries to carry it out. However, things start to unravel pretty quickly. Kevin is shot in the shoulder by the shop assistant who refuses to believe he is not being properly held up until the concept is beaten into him by Kevin's friend Adam (Trevor Morgan) and Frank (Jon Foster), the teenager who had been giving the dummy instructions on the hold-up. Frank, fearing that the police would not understand the hold-up had been a prank, insists that Kevin, despite bleeding heavily is taken back to the frat house and the emergency services are not called. This begins a sequence of dramatic events in which just about everything transpires against a successful outcome for the group. All of the time, Adam is fearing for Kevin's life and is desperately pleading with Frank to take him to hospital. As sparring takes places over the decision, the dynamics of power and peer pressure are put acutely under the microscope of director Will Canon. Canon's movie is low budget but he builds up tension and develops characters well and, in less than 80 minutes, ratchets up considerable tension.

kosmasp I can see why you would rate this movie poor and/or better than what I gave it. It has quite a few flaws and if you sit down and think about a few situations, they are either not entirely working or just too convenient to have happened like that. But then again you could do that with every other movie.The good thing about this movie, is that it sets a pace from the beginning and it never really lets you down. So while you are trying to figure out what's happening, new events come along and throw other things into the mix. You might see a few things coming or not, but the fact, that the movie does set a mood and never steers away from it, is good thing in my book.Of course you could argue, that the characters are not really likable and there might not be someone in here with whom you can identify. Touche. But if you can see past that point, there is a little movie to enjoy here, that never aims at being much more (though you could read a bit of a social commentary, if you want to)