Adolescent, but funny teenage comedy

Rating: 7/10 (6 July 1999)

Here it comes: The gross out movie of the summer of '99. You'll laugh yourself silly, but you'll feel a little guilty thinking that you laughed at such infantile adolescent jokes. In "American Pie", Paul Weitz has directed a group of likeable young actors portraying seniors in high school. They are in pursuit of the "Holy Grail", losing their virginity by the night of the Senior Prom. Yes, that's it. You can predict the rest of it after the first five minutes. The masturbation jokes are there. You'll laugh at them. Not that there's anything wrong with that. The embarrassing teenage pranks involving sex and bodily functions are as ridiculous as ever, just a little more over the line than you've seen before. But pushing the envelope in these types of comedies is what it's all about. So check your brains at the door and have a good laugh.