American Pie 2

Review by Jason Gaston

It's been a year since the warm apple pie goodness of American Pie and now, after completing their freshman year in college, Jim, Finch, Oz, and Stifler are back home and itching to jump into the dating pool in American Pie 2 which manages to savor the original's charm and compassion, while still making us laugh at piss and dick jokes.

The movie is a little less funny than the first movie as there are some pretty lengthy stretches of somber, quiet, and quite boring reflection done by some of the characters, but the movie's funniest moments like "Stifler's shower" and "Superglue" more than make up for some of the dips in the pacing.

The cast is all back from the main characters to even the MILF guys (if you don't know what that means, shame on you). Seann William Scott once again steals every scene he's in and Jason Biggs once again makes us feel sorry for the sexually retarded Jim. Nadia's back also, but for only for a little while.

The sequel's full of laughs and a lot of heart. Fans of the original should dig this flick.