“As I swim through the summer tide of vulgarity, I find that's what I'm looking for: Movies that at least feel affection for their characters. Raunchy is OK. Cruel is not.”

— Roger Ebert

Review http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/american-pie-1999 of American Pie (9 July 1999)
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American film critic, author, journalist, and TV presenter 1942–2013

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