BlueFairyBlog Amy Heckerling doesn't quite know what kind of audience she is trying to engage. If she's trying to show high school kids the problems and unexpected strife of college life in a metropolis, then she should have shown that world in a more focused way. If she's trying to be funny and quirky for the older subset than her characters should have been better written and less dickish. Besides being clinically underwritten, it's difficult to figure out who is the lead character, or at least the person we're supposed to sympathize with. Throughout the film we follow Paul (Biggs) and it seems that he is our protagonist. We feel for him when his dorm mates are mean spirited, when the girl of his dreams is misguided, and when everything tries to keep him from getting through school, but he lacks character development. He goes through hard times, but there's no resolution to be seen, and he doesn't change at all. Dora (Suvari) on the other hand has a mess of bad things happen to her, and then she changes her opinion about her relationship with her professor (Kinnear), which means she's the only character who evolves throughout the film. It seems that we should be following her, but then interwoven in her tale is that of Paul's, who just seems like some poor schmuck who never wins. Without any proper direction for our characters, and no change in their behaviors or thoughts on the world, there shouldn't really be any reason for this film to exist. It's trying to show the problems of college students, but it doesn't realistically depict them. Paul's three roommates are also pretty distracting, as they're rich, sycophantic rapists, who don't seem to get much comeuppance until the credits. Besides its plot defects it's also drab and very of its time, making this film a tiring slog.

gabepasaoa Frankly, i think this is a pretty good movie, this is my favorite movie too, all the actors did their part, i'm amazed by Jason Biggs on how he portrayed his character.Unlike his other movies such as American pie, American reunion, etc. this one is quite different, best suited movie for all you people who prefer romantic,comedy movies most specifically it's best suited for almost summer type of thing. Asides from that, there are other actors who portray their roles, Andy Dick also appeared in this movie as a clerk, and David Spade as a video store clerk, which reminds me of the movie "The Benchwarmers" this time David Spade portrays Richie Goodman who is also a video store clerk so i find it kinda ironic but cool too, and not to mention that Mena Suvari never looked so beautiful before. the story line of this movie could also happen in real life for people who "just received a scholarship and moves to another place for collage and gets a crush on a girl" type of thing, this is a really good movie, i recommend this movie for a lot of people but this is not like American pie though, so i'll give it 10/10.

david-sarkies Well, I'm not much into romantic comedies, though I am happy to sit through them as long as they are not really bad. However, I saw this movie once, a long time ago, and really enjoyed it, and recently, when I saw it for sale, bought it. It's not so much a comedy, but it is a romance, more like a teenage romance than anything else.The story is about a college student, Paul Tanneck (Jason Biggs of American Pie) who is accepted into an Ivy League college in New York, however he is on a regional scholarship which means that he needs a specific grade point average to succeed.Paul is an honest hardworking young man from the more conservative parts of the United States, but discovers that life in the city is vastly different. He finds that all his room mates want to do is party, and he simply cannot find any peace to be able to study (though why he does not go to the library is beyond me). To quickly outline the plot, he meets a girl (who also goes to his college) and saves her life one night after she ODed from a spiked drink, but then discovers that she is in love with his English professor (however the relationship is not legal). When Paul's roommates find out, they blackmail the professor, but Paul refuses to stop to their level, and continues to do his work honestly. While he passes the subject, it is not enough to keep up his grade point average. however, the girl (Dora Diamond) dumps the professor and Paul and Dora get together and live happily ever after.I guess this film gives us a glimpse into the college life in New York. It shows the difference between the rural Paul and the rich city kids who are his dormmates. Dora, while being in college, has to work in an industry that is not suited to her (being a waitress at a strip club, in that she is required to flirt with customers so that they end up spending more money). Further, since she lives out of town, she has to catch a train home every night or else be stuck in the city (and in doing so needs to lie to her mother). Paul's dormmates (if you can call them that) suggest that she is the type of girl who will shack up with anybody so they don't have to catch the train home.Is this love? Probably not, but with movies we are not really interested in what happens before (unless it is essential to the movie) or what happens after. It is assumed that once the movie ends, the world continues on in the status quo that develops at the end of the movie. I guess that's just Hollywood.

frost_11 One of the worst films I have ever seen... ever. It is so painful to watch and although at moments you may smile this is nothing in comparison to the tears you will shed due to the serious lack of quality. I've seen some rubbish in my time but this one really is a contender for the most rubbish rubbish I have ever seen. I'm still slightly confused as to what the purpose of this film is. The characters, the story, the stupid second hat he wears, all of it just stupid. I have given it 2 stars oppose to one due to the fact I liked the song at the start. I am actually quite angry at everyone related to the production of this film and in a way myself as two hours of my life have been wasted and I will never get them back. Please, please avoid. Please