American Pie
First screened in March 2020
Directors: Paul and Chris Weitz. Cast: Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari, Seann William Scott, Shannon Elizabeth, Allyson Hannigan, Natasha Lyonne, Eugene Levy, Jennifer Coolidge, Chris Owen, Eden Riegel, Alexandra Adi, Sasha Barrese, Casey Affleck, John Cho, Justin Isfeld, Lawrence Pressman, Clyde Kustasu. Screenplay: Adam Herz.

Twitter Capsule: Eventually wends to some softer-touch plot resolutions. But most of it's so crass, visually flat, and full of cliché.

VOR:   Reheats the ribald teen comedy without only kowtowing to puerile masculine libido, but it's hardly visionary in any area. "Fresh" would be a big stretch.



Photo © 1999 Universal Pictures

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C–


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