What kind of "masterbaker" did this "Pie" come from?

Rating: Null/10 (24 March 2004)

"American Pie" is a film made from a tired recipe of tasteless sex jokes, cliches, and over-the-top attempts to shock, yet titillate the unsuspecting viewer.
Teen angst is at the center of this Michigan high school romp, which describes the attempts of how four seniors lose their virginity in a short amount of time.
I can plainly see more shortcomings than strengths from this movie (reportedly directed and produced by first-timers Paul and Chris Weitz, and written by the neophyte, Adam Werz).
But, I admit that some of the time spent with these fictional characters made me smile, even chortle to boot. The balance for all of the sexual bufoonery comes in two forms: the attempt by the school "jock" to create a meaningful relationship with a female choir singer, and the attempts by Eugene Levy (as the father) to help his son ( played by Jason Biggs ) come to grips with the youth's burgeoning sexuality...literally.
In contrast to Sophia Coppola's "The Virgin Suicides", where the teenage struggle for sexual self identity takes on a grim capacity, "American Pie" is a constant barrage of locker-room innuendo, punctuated by zany stunts performed by four believable boys who have anything BUT school on their minds.
Though not the funniest film I've seen in this genre, I have to hand it to the Brothers Weitz and Adam Werz for turning out such a piece of pastry for their first try.