Nothing new here

Rating: 6/10 (23 August 2009)

Comedy about three nerdy teenage boys about to graduate from high school. Naturally they're all virgins and naturally they want to have sex before graduating. There's the thin shy guy (Michael Cera), the fat foul-mouthed guy (Jonah Hill) and the nerd with glasses (Christopher Mintz-Plasse). They have tiredly obvious misadventures on the night of a big party.
How did this get to be such a huge hit? The story and jokes are old and obvious. ALL of this has been done to death and this adds absolutely nothing new. I saw the ending coming a mile away. To make matters worse you don't like any of these kids. Cera is blank the entire movie. He basically says his lines with no expression--ever. Hill easily plays one of the most obnoxious characters ever. He's always insulting, always swearing (he uses the word "f***" nonstop) and is just grating. I kept wondering why Cera put up with him at all. Mintz-Plasse overdoes his nerdy character far too well. The movie isn't a total washout however. Bill Hader (looking like a very young Dan Aykroyd) and Seth Rogan are very funny as police officers Slater and Michaels. They manage to make even the tired lines they're given seem funny. Also I did smile a few times and the supporting cast was very attractive and appealing. So it's OK but you've seen this all before. I give it a 6.