13 years after the original American Pie and literally the entire cast are back for the reunion of all reunions. I loved the first two movies and while I was hoping this would be just as good I braced myself for the worst. Thankfully though, American Reunion is a refreshing, funny and possibly the best installment of the whole series!!!
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While arguably Stifler (Seann William Scott) steals the show again with his crude, laugh out loud pranks and jokes, the film itself is really well made and actually feels like it’s plot is going somewhere. There are heaps of outrageously funny set ups, but it’s mix of clever and subtle jokes as well was something that caught me by surprise. Without giving too much away, a particular reference used twice to Jim (Jason Biggs) was brilliant and I couldn’t stop laughing throughout!
We meet all the boys, Oz (Chris Klein), Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas) and Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas) who all now lead varying lives, with jobs, marriage and adventures between them all. They set out to meet up in there old hometown a few days before the main reunion, without Stifler, who manages to find them anyway. The chemistry between the characters is all still great, and considering how long it’s been it’s amazing how similar they still look.-
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One thing I’d love to congratulate the makers and directors (Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg) on, is that they managed to get the whole cast back for this one – they went all out. I think it made the movie all the better, with Tara Reid, Alyson Hannigan, Mena Suvari, Eugene Levy and more all returning. Throw in one of my all time favourite actresses Katrina Bowden, Neil Patrick Harris and John Cho and it really was a great cast.
The movie knows what it’s purpose is – to make the audience laugh. I felt like a teenager again watching this (although it’s only been a couple of years since I was) and while filled with immaturity, it’s so easy to relate to as they come back to there hometown and find it hard to imagine that they were once crazy, immature teens. The laughs were consistent, and while not always a hit, the majority were. I can think of at least four to five moments that had me laughing out loud, with countless smiles and a few cringes too.
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While it wasn’t all laughs, there were some sentimental moments which were possibly too long but it didn’t take away from the movie overall as the laughs commenced almost straight after. One thing I really liked about the movie was it had a great, memorable start and a fantastic end – two things which I think are often overlooked as crucial factors. It set the mood early on that it was going to be a good movie and the ending was probably one of the best endings I’ve seen in a long, long time.
American Reunion was a superb feel good movie. It made me laugh and die hard fans will be relieved to know it lived up to the mantle of the first few. The final 20 minutes was a great experience and made me leave the cinema feeling happy and in a great mood. I would strongly recommend it to most who have a sense of humour or are in the need for a funny movie! B
