--- title: "American Pie 2: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/film/american-pie-2/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/film/american-pie-2" critics_score: 47 critics_reviews: 11 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # American Pie 2 (2001): what the critics said Critics' score 47 from 11 reviews: 1 positive, 5 mixed, 5 negative. The reviews lean towards disappointment with American Pie 2, though the returning cast earns praise even from critics who find the sequel weak. Eugene Levy is a recurring bright spot, while Seann William Scott’s comic energy and Jason Biggs’s awkward charm have their supporters. The more sympathetic reviews find enough familiar humour to make the reunion entertaining. Even some detractors credit the performances, while finding too few laughs in the material. The main reservations concern repetition, crude jokes that feel stale, and a loose succession of incidents rather than a satisfying story. Opinion ranges widely: Empire welcomes the familiar formula and ensemble, whereas Variety finds the repetition boring and Biggs increasingly unfunny. Scott also divides critics, with his scene-stealing appeal set against complaints that Stifler has become overblown. The central disagreement is whether the cast can compensate for a sequel that offers little that is new. ## Empire — Adam Smith Fi1m's normalised score 75/100 (inferred from the text). 1 January 2000. The critic finds the sequel a funny, welcome reworking of the original. He singles out the returning ensemble, especially Seann William Scott and Eugene Levy, while noting a rare low point in Chris Klein’s subplot. [Read the review](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/american-pie-2-review/) ## The AV Club — Nathan Rabin Fi1m's normalised score 65/100 (inferred from the text). 10 August 2001. Rabin finds the sequel lazy and uneven but says it retains enough of the original’s strengths to entertain. He singles out the cast’s charisma, especially Seann William Scott’s scene-stealing performance and Jason Biggs’s charm. [Read the review](https://www.avclub.com/american-pie-2-1798192723) ## Screen Daily — Mike Goodridge Fi1m's normalised score 64/100 (inferred from the text). 12 August 2001. The page identifies this as a review of the film, but its body is inaccessible. The critic’s verdict and any specific praise or complaint cannot be determined from the available text. [Read the review](https://www.screendaily.com/american-pie-2/406562.article) ## The New York Times Fi1m's normalised score 64/100 (inferred from the text). 10 August 2001. The page is inaccessible, so the critic’s verdict cannot be determined. Its headline alone does not reveal what the critic praised or criticized. [Read the review](https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/10/movies/film-review-college-guys-in-heat-leap-at-a-cool-summer.html) ## Time Out — CSa Fi1m's normalised score 64/100 (inferred from the text). The available page identifies this as a review but provides no readable verdict. Its description reprises a gender-role contrast, noting that the girls are again the mature, balanced ones. [Read the review](https://www.timeout.com/movies/american-pie-2) ## Radio Times — Joanna Berry Rating 3/5. The review gives the comedy a three-star rating, suggesting a mixed verdict. It praises the returning cast, especially Eugene Levy as Jim’s embarrassing dad. [Read the review](https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-xm9cnp/american-pie-2/) ## Total Film — Total Film Rating 2/5. 12 October 2001. The critic finds the sequel lazy and misconceived, with stale or offensive jokes that make it an unworthy follow-up. They praise the performances of Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan and Eugene Levy, but say the laughs are too few. [Read the review](https://www.gamesradar.com/american-pie-2-review/) ## The Guardian — Peter Bradshaw Fi1m's normalised score 10/100 (inferred from the text). 12 October 2001. Bradshaw condemns the sequel as cynical, unfunny and out of ideas. He singles out the superglue gag and the band-camp detour as especially stale and ineffectual. [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/oct/12/culture.peterbradshaw) ## Variety — Robert Koehler Fi1m's normalised score 10/100 (inferred from the text). 9 August 2001. Koehler finds the sequel a remarkably boring, repetitive cash-in that lacks the original’s energy. He singles out the film’s formulaic scenes and Jason Biggs’s increasingly unfunny performance as key problems. [Read the review](https://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/american-pie-2-1200469548/) ## HeyUGuys — Dave Roper Rating 2/5. 7 May 2012. The critic finds the sequel flat overall, despite some awkward laughs. They fault the overblown Stifler characterization and the loose series of incidents for weakening the film. [Read the review](https://www.heyuguys.com/american-pie-the-trilogy-blu-ray-review/) ## Eye for Film — Angus Wolfe Murray Fi1m's normalised score 15/100 (inferred from the text). 11 October 2001. The critic finds the sequel unoriginal and not funny, concluding that it is simply not cool. He singles out its crude, juvenile humor and the awkward phone-sex scene for criticism. [Read the review](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/american-pie-2-film-review-by-angus-wolfe-murray) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/american-pie-2.md