rating:
(out of
4 stars)United States; 2006; Made for video
Directed by Joe Nussbaum; produced by W.K. Border; written by Erik Lindsay
Starring Eugene Levy, John White, Jessy Schram, Jake Siegel, Ross Thomas, Steve Talley
Below you will find a temporary review for this film. The real (better, more complete) review will be online very soon.
'American Pie: The Naked Mile' again stars Eugene Levy as Jim's dad, and
like 'Band Camp' it introduces new leading characters. Again a Stifler, Erik
(John White) this time. this Stifler is not really living up to the family's
name since he is still a virgin. His girlfriend Tracy (Jessy Schram) is not
ready yet but is willing to give him a "guilt free pass" for a weekend on
campus where the traditional "Naked Mile" will be run. Together with friends
Cooze (Jake Siegel) and Ryan (Ross Thomas) he visits another Stifler, his
cousin Dwight (Steve Talley). Embarrassing moments, but with love for the
characters, are shown once again.
All this leads up to predictable moments, but once again the makers have
made something out of it. I laughed probably more than I should have. Some
scenes are stretched too long, but most of them work on their own raunchy
level. This is no subtle film, but what teen comedy involving losing your
virginity really is? From the original 'American Pie' and 'Road Trip' to
'Van Wilder', 'Slackers', 'Dorm Daze', all these comedies have shown the
same kind of humor. It has to be said, even a fifth installment of the
'American Pie'-series does it better than all (except for 'Road Trip') the
ones I have mentioned above. It would not matter if you should miss this
one, but to see it, would not be that bad either.