Review – Revenge of the Nerds

This overtly simple-minded comedy is one of the most interesting pieces of political filmmaking Hollywood has produced in recent memory. I expect that the average audience member was just supposed to see a juvenile story about a group of nerds who endure much abuse at the hands of jocks but manage to get the upper hand in the end. Just below the surface, however, lurks a relatively clever attempt to expose an otherwise unreceptive public full of white teenagers to a little multi-culturalism. Especially interesting are the frequently recurring gay rights themes. Of course the movie tends to undermine its own emphases by employing a thick sugar coating of sexism (including rape and other sex crimes) we’re all supposed to be okay with). But get past that aspect, and there’s some fun to be had. Mildly amusing