Superbad

"Superbad" is so ridiculously, outrageously, laugh-out-loud funny that it still makes me laugh over a week after seeing it. Though many of you who read this review will never go see it, or will be terribly offended by it, "Superbad" is the "American Pie" of this generation.

The plot is simple: three horny high school guys are looking to have sex before graduating and figure that providing alcohol at a party is their best chance to achieve their goal. What happens from the initial formation of their plan to the very end is nothing but over-the-top hilarity. Starring Michael Cera as Evan (he played Jason Bateman's son on "Arrested Development") and Jonah Hill as Seth, we watch as these two best friends look for ways to get alcohol while also dealing with the fact that they will also soon be separated by different colleges. Joining in the fun is newcomer Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Fogel, who will forever be known as McLovin.

After Fogel, sporting his new fake ID with the name McLovin from Hawaii, inadvertently gets involved in a robbery at a liquor store, Seth and Evan are left up to their own devices to get drinks for the party. Meanwhile, McLovin ends up driving all over town with two police officers (Seth Rogen and Bill Hader) who enjoy drinking on the job and blasting their siren to go through red lights. These three make for a great story on their own. In fact, at points it almost seems like Seth and Evan are the side story. Eventually everyone comes back together with a resolution that is more touching than the obvious route they could have gone with.

The language is rough, the jokes hold nothing back, and some images are a little graphic. At the same time, the relationship between Seth and Evan is completely believable, the characters are all likable, and there is a character named McLovin. "Superbad" not only makes for a perfect bookend to Seth Rogen's other summer comedy "Knocked Up", it's also even funnier. I give it an A+.

"Superbad" is rated R with a running time of 114 minutes.