Getting In

Despite the prurient punning of its title, this direct-to-video black comedy about an ambitious pre-med student is a few notches above the lowest common denominator. Resourcefully scripted and sleekly packaged, it generally exceeds expectations in spite of a few detours into coarse college humor.

Following generations of his ancestors, Gabriel Higgs (Stephen Mailer) expects admission into Johns Hopkins Medical School. After he blows his finals through a nervous mistake, the poor little rich boy conspires to keep his disgrace a secret from his overbearing parents (Len Cariou and Christine Baranski). Thanks to his pal Rom (Dave Chappelle), an agoraphobic comput...