Review

by Clarence B

The film doesn’t even live up to its risqué reputation

Sometimes a film can capture the spirit of the culture and speak for a generation. Sadly, and rather worryingly, American Pie did just this. This teen phenomenon follows the lives of four young men who enter a race to be the first to lose their virginity before leaving high school. These four bumbling buffoons experience the highs and lows that only teenagers can and ‘hilarious’ consequences are the result. Unsophisticated, predictable and cringe worthy – these are just a few words that can be thrown at this over-hyped monstrosity. The film doesn’t even live up to its reputation as having risqué content and ‘no holds barred’ jokes. Instead there is a barrage of immature toilet humour and constant weak innuendo. Quite how this movie has gained the following it has is somewhat extraordinary – but then teenagers are a very strange breed aren’t they?