Eurotrip
After the euphoria from watching "City of God", things hit bottom while watching Eurotrip. 4 relative unknowns, the most famous being Michelle Trachtenberg from Harriet the Spy and the last season of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, explore Europe in search of Scott's (Scott Mechlowicz) penpal and future love, Mieke (Jessica Bohrs), after his former girlfriend (a cameo by Kristin Kreuk) breaks off the relationship to be with a rocker (a cameo by Matt Damon). Along for the ride are twins Jenny (Trachtenberg) and Jamie (Travis Wester) and Scott's best friend Cooper (Jacob West). With 4 high school graduates running around Europe, only hijinks could ensue. And so they do as their adventures go through London, Paris, Amsterdam, Slovakia, Germany and finally Vatican City.

Yes, the ads do say it's from the producers of Old School and Road Trip but you know what? It's half as funny as Road Trip and half as smart as Old School. Sure, there are laughs to be had in the film. Matt Damon's song is hilarious. The soccer hooligans, led by Vinnie Jones, are wild and crazy especially when they're driving on the wrong side of the road. But most of the comedic material otherwise borders on bad taste. The all-male nude beach was gross. Various gags don't go far enough, making you wonder why they did them with so much effort just to get a cheap laugh when they could have had a knee-slapper with a bit more controversy. And don't get me started on all the screw-ups and goings on at the Vatican. But most importantly, with the exception of just a few laugh-out-loud scenes, the film that should be consistently funny suffers from long periods of silence as the filmmakers stuff as many breasts they can get on-screen. I'm not complaining about that last part, but after all, I came for a comedy, which for this film, is merely an average one. 2 stars