American Pie Reunion

This pie definitely tastes better than the rest!

After watching Jim Levenstein finally loose his virginity 13 years ago in the first American Pie, American Pie: Reunion sees the return of our favourite sex driven teenage boys and girls with one small difference, they are no longer teenagers. The gang are back for their Class of ’99 reunion and end up in the same uncomfortable situations and antics that they were in, in 1999.

The Reunion sees the return of Jim (Jason Biggs) and Michelle (Alyson Hannigan), who have a toddler but are in desperate need of spicing up their, currently non-existent, sex life. Do not despair, however, as Jim’s dad (Eugene Levy) shares some great advice. Meanwhile, Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas) is a house-husband, who works from home and never misses an episode of Gossip Girl, whereas Oz (Chris Klein) has become a famous sports reporter on TV. Stifler (Seann William Scott) is, well, Stifler, the same rudely obnoxious guy that he was in high school and he manages to get the party started, which includes getting Jim’s widowed dad drunk and telling him to ‘dust off his dick and get some ass!’ You have to love Stiflers way with words! Finch however, seems to be the most interesting one out of the lot with his exotic tales of his extensive travels. However, the one thing that this film does lack is any action between Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas) and Stifler’s mum (Jennifer Coolidge), but the film does find a humorous solution for this.

It would seem that the reunion brings with it an air of nostalgia, as the film takes us back to the first, American Pie, where the legends were born, in Great East Falls. The story is not centred so much on Jim and Michelle, but more the guys as a whole. The film seems to give Michelle, Vicky (Tara Reid) and Heather (Mena Suvari), who represent old flames for Kevin and Oz, a back seat, whilst the narrative focuses on the antics, friendships and troubles of the five main men. The film, therefore, has a very nostalgic undertone. The group drinks a lot of alcohol, attends highs schools parties and get themselves into some horrifically hilarious situations. However, it is Jims’ dad that definitely steals the film this time round, as he reverts back to high school behaviour by drinking, smoking and finding a new lady.

Despite the sexist nature of this film, meaning the reduction of women to objects through the use of the male gaze, the script is tastefully written which makes this film incredibly enjoyable to watch. American Pie: Reunion is laugh out loud funny, to the point where the entire audience in the movie theatre laugh simultaneously together throughout the entire film. This is definitely a film worth seeing if you wanted to give your stomach muscles a workout.

This film definitely contains all the ingredients for making a great pie, as it has; comedy, parties, high school girls, issues with sex, cringe worthy moments, that embarrassing you tube video of Jim from the first film, a surprise visit from Nadia and Jim’s dad, who by far is one of the funniest characters in this film. This is definitely a recipe for success.