Review of American Loser (2007) by Anthony B — 15 Feb 2018

Don't be fooled by the super limited release and shoddy low rent marketing, the unfortunately titled American Loser is weird, risky, dark, and painfully hilarious. Easily one of Sean William Scott's best outings post American Pie, a series I personally love but am afraid he will never be able to live down.

Thankfully, Scott has enough confidence in his acting abilities to experiment with roles vastly different from the inexplicably popular Stifler aka Stifmeister. The problem with Scott's career is that it is in the hands of narrow-minded American moviegoers who have typecast his ass beyond repair, forcing him to go under the radar whenever he wants to attempt something different.

Take 2002's Stark Raving Mad, a Lawrence Bender produced crime comedy that (while not without flaws) was cool, funny, exciting and released straight-to-video. Personally, I loved Stark Raving Mad, and Sean William Scott in general.

The guy is not just a one note joke, he is a serious actor with a strong onscreen presence and the chops to be a leading man. It is so frustrating to watch films like American Loser because like Stark Raving Mad, Goon, and so many others, it never got the credit it deserved and neither has Sean William Scott.

.. Hang in there, Stifmeister, your time will come.