A shock(ing) "comedy."

Rating: Null/10 (11 July 1999)

American Pie--which I had the (mis?)fortune of seeing at a preview screening--does little more than shock its audience into uncomfortable laughter. Although I must confess that I laughed aloud several times, I'm ashamed of it. And while there is definitely an audience for this sort of material, they most certainly should not be partaking of it. Unfortunately, the disturbing emphasis placed on underaged sex and the false message that life as a prep school student consists of little more than trying to shag anything that moves (or doesn't move--a pie, for example) is truly stomach-turning.