The American Pie gang is back together again for their 13th High School Reunion. Getting back together for the weekend of the reunion and catching up on where their lives have taken them, the crew try to capture the special times they had in high school, only to discover that things aren't what they used to be. But some things never change. And nothing ever goes as planned.
Starring: Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Seann William Scott, Mena Suvari, Eddie Kaye Thomas and Eugene Levy
Who will like this movie:
Fans of the original "American Pie" movie (and perhaps even some of the sequels) will undoubtedly enjoy the reunion movie. This is an escape-from-your-life and put your brain in the cup holder movie for those who just want a nice break. A comedy along the same lines as "The Hangover", "Van Wilder" and "Something About Mary". Although you may have fun with this one if you've never seen the original, a lot of the comedy stems from things that happened before, gearing it more toward fans of the 1st one.
Phantom Thoughts
To be honest, I wasn't expecting too much from this movie. And when I started watching it, I thought I may have been right. However, after a kinda slow and not as humorous start, things begin to pick up speed about half way through and gave me what an American Pie sequel should be. It's unusual to be able to get an entire ensemble cast together for another movie, especially 13 years later but I'm glad they were able to pull it off. The story lines of the main characters intertwined pretty well without too much feeling of forcing a story just to give a character a bigger part, which can be a pitfall in a movie like this. Of course, the driving storyline is Jim and Michelle and the stereo-typical rut new parents get into. The reunion weekend is the perfect opportunity for them to re-ignite that spark that seems to have gone from their marriage. But this is an American Pie movie, so nothing...and I mean nothing, goes according to plan. One of the things that throws a monkey-wrench into the works is Jim's (now 18 year old) next door neighbor, Kara- played by Ali Cobrin. She and her wonderfully ample breasts make an abundant appearance. That is not the only nudity in the movie however. The other scene is more surprising and disturbing, but very funny at the same time. They worked some new comedy into this one as well as using some of the same jokes in different situations as the first. Although in most cases, it didn't seem as much as beating a dead horse as it did just extending the joke further.
Eugene Levy is just comedy gold and he has refined the Jim's Dad character perfectly! I loved how he and Jason Biggs played off each other and think their banter may be even better than it was in the first movie. Mini Spoiler: When I said they got the whole cast from the first one, I mean they got the WHOLE cast. A few were just kinda cameos toward the end, but even they were worked in well. Also, don't get up right after the credits start as there is another really good scene about a minute into the credits.
In my opinion, it wasn't the funniest movie, but it was really good for what it was.
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