Surprisingly mediocre

Rating: 6/10 (18 August 2007)

You know, I enjoyed the 40-Year-Old Virgin and to a lesser extent, Knocked Up, but Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen seem to be running dangerously short on material at this point. Superbad isn't a terrible movie, but it's essentially a more profane American Pie with less nudity. Rogen appears as the same character in the other two movies, but with a different occupation, this time a cop. Michael Cera (George Michael from Arrested Development) is the standout in the movie, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse is appealing as a character somewhat similar to the MILF guy from American Pie. Jonah Hill, an Apatow regular, does his best to try and one-up Seann William Scott in the annoying category. The amount of profanity in this movie doesn't bother me, though it is probably excessive for the average movie fan, but the plot offers absolutely nothing new, and if you've seen the previews, you've seen (edited versions of) all the jokes. I was hoping this would be an improvement over the quality of comedies that have been successes lately (i.e. I Know Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Wedding Crashers), and it probably is, but only slightly.