Ode to the horny nerd

Rating: 8/10 (19 August 2007)

It seemed like "Superbad" stole stories from my life. If you are in high school and a nerd, sex pretty much consumes your entire being. It just seems so much fun and you want to do it, but you are a nerd so it won't happen unless you go to college or get the woman drunk.
One of your friends, the loud mouth king of the nerds, has a fool proof plan. You're so convinced it will work that you plan on what it will be like and anticipate it to the nth degree. Then when your potential paramour practically puts her boobs in your hands your moral center shuts everything down. You make excuses that you like your friends too much and it is no big deal.
That's why I liked this movie. It just seemed so real and so funny at the same time. There was various body fluids flowing, liberal use of all kinds of curse words, and some bits of homoeroticism. This film makes American Pie seem like Dawson's Creek.
My favorite part was a small one. After a class, Evan, played by Michael Cera, and his lust goddess Becca, played by Martha MacIsaac, are talking in the hall. It is the classic awkward "I like you but am too scared to really say it" talk. Becca throws Evan a lifeline - making it very clear that she wants him to ask her out, without saying the words, and he misses it completely.
There were some bits that were over the top but it was a comedy and not a documentary.
The only problem I had with the movie is that it gave away a lot of the most funny bits in the trailers and cast plugs on the talk show. One real funny bit was available in full on the official website. These clips didn't give the whole movie away but did take something away for me.