The second installment brings together all the characters and storylines, and it’s genuinely hilarious, though something feels off compared to the initial film; the connection between everyone just isn't quite there.

American Pie 2 increases the amount of raunchy humor but diminishes the character development. A sex comedy can only be stretched so far before it veers into explicit pornography. The first American Pie, while an important film in its genre, was a satirical look at high school life by exaggerating the desire to lose one’s virginity. How would Rogers and Herz continue the story? Well, with scenes involving a trumpet b…