American Pie 2 Review

American Pie 2 is the sequel to American Pie. It picks up 1 year after the conclusion of the first film after the teenagers have finished their first year of college and return home for the summer. They look forward to a summer of partying, but the first party at Stiflers house is busted by police. Needing somewhere to party, Kevin calls his older brother for advice. His brother tells him to rent a lake house that he himself had rented years earlier with his friends when he was the same age as Kevin. He tells Kevin that at the end of the summer, he will see the big picture. So Kevin, Jim, Stifler, Paul and Chris head out to the lake to spend the summer there. They plan to have a non-stop party for 3 months.

Each character has their own little storyline. Jim prepares for Nadia's arrival and seek help from Michelle, Kevin sees Vicky for the first time in a year and realises he still loves her, Chris is forced to cope with spending the summer away from his girlfriend, Paul tries to find a girl who can live up to his expectations and Stifler continues to be Stifler. At the end of the summer Kevin accepts that he can't have a future with Vicky and that he had been living in the past. He sees the big picture; times change and people change. He decides to be friend with Vicky. Jim ends up passing up Nadia for Michelle, the girl who he can really relate to.

I give this film a 9/10. The comedy is just as good as the comedy in the first movie, not many sequels match the original but this did. Besides the hilarity of it, the movie still sends a message. Times change. I think this is something that a lot of recently graduated from high school people will be able to relate to. People most often change quite a bit after being out of school and starting adult life. But this movie also shows that there is no reason why friendships can't be maintained with high school friends after school is done.

The acting is better than in the first one too. I would definitely recommend seeing this movie, there is something in it for teenagers and adults.