Review of American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009) by Ryan H — 26 Apr 2012

American Pie gets a slight back-to-the-roots treatment with its latest direct-to-DVD spinoff.

The Book of Love takes place in East Great Falls again and returns from the collegiate level back to high school. It's also the first film since American Wedding to not focus on a Stifler (although it certainly has a Stifler in it).

You get the feeling they put a bit more effort into this one than in the previous two, unfortunately, it's still crap.

If you've seen this film you gotta ask yourself what made the difference between the earlier films and the Book of Love. Not an easy question but it probably has to do with the total loss of substance and dignity aside from horrible acting, writing and every other aspect of filmmaking.

Even Eugene Levy's Noah Levenstein is now ruined due to a lack of continuity (is he carpet salesman or a lawyer, when he graduated high school in 1970 how did he invent the Naked Mile in the 1960s and was also member of Beta House back then). The only glimpse of American Pie's former glory that stayed solid as a rock throughout the series was torn down by a lack of serious filmmaking (skills).

I have enough from American Pie for a while now - looking still forward to Reunion though but I hope I'll never have to see these stupid spin-offs ever again.