Movie review - "American Reunion" (2012) ***1/2

A nice surprise and further proof to the theory that the fourth movie in a series is usually a good one. There are some genuinely funny moments, including a great retread of the pie gag (something which I didn't think was possible), the um of the black guy, lots of top gross humour. Also they give the lead five guys a story, each one with a bit of darkness. Jason Biggs and Sean William Scott seem the most interested; Chris Klein and Mena Survini's plot is a bit disappointing, in part because Klein's hair work was distracting but also it lacked the sweetness of the first film. And it would have been better had Tara Reid nailed her ex instead of him thinking he did. But a strong movie, a lot better than I was afraid it was going to b.