Kevin, Jim, Stifler, Oz, and Finch are back in American Reunion. Courtesy of Universal Pictures
It’s hard not to enjoy the American Pie trilogy. They’re crude, but have a juvenile innocence to them that allows audiences to enjoy their outlandish humor. The big question is, will the latest installment follow the same creed? Let’s find out.
American Reunion brings the entire gang (even Oz) back together for their 13 year high school reunion and none of them are living the lives they envisioned.
This film ruins the ride we’ve been taken on up to this point. The characters (Jim and Kevin) are stripped of their morality by writers John Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. Long gone are the days when comedies didn’t have to dig into the bottom of the dung heap to find comical material. It’s a real shame that Adam Herz, who wrote the first three films, couldn’t or didn’t return to pen this one.
The actors have kept their performance standards at the same level and it was nice to see them all together again, even if they were given a less than up to par script to work with. This aside, there are some laughs to be had. Sean William Scott (Goon, Role Models) and Eugene Levy (Goon, Splash) will keep you laughing throughout the film.
In the end, it all boils down to the bad taste the film leaves in your mouth when you leave the theatre. Not because of the toilet humour, but because the characters have been tarnished and fail to redeem themselves.
Bottom Line: We can only hope it all ends here. I’ll stick to the original trilogy for my occasional American Pie fix.
Grade C-
Runtime: 113 minutes
IMAX: No
3D: No
April 6th, 2012 at 5:30 am
The original gang is back and still have the comedic timing they did 13 years ago, which is always fun no matter what. There isn’t anything new or special about this entry into the series but for anyone who wants some nice 1999 nostalgia, then this is the perfect fit. Good review David.
April 8th, 2012 at 6:25 pm
Nicely said. Thanks.
April 14th, 2012 at 4:01 am
I saw this last weekned and wasnt very impressed. I didnt expect anything thing when I went in and thats exactly what I got. I probably should have saved it for dvd. Id give it a 5/10.
April 14th, 2012 at 9:21 am
I know what you mean. The thing is, I really like the trilogy. Heck, I own them on DVD. Hopefully, this is the last of them.
April 27th, 2012 at 8:01 am
Really good review. Definately hope this is the last of them – they’re entertaining yeah, but I wouldn’t have any high expectations on entering the movie theatre.
April 27th, 2012 at 8:02 am
Definitely, even.