American Pie Presents Beta House

American Pie Presents Beta House is so completely and utterly devoid of anything even resembling competence that even the most forgiving viewer will be forced to throw their hands up in frustration almost immediately, and it’s ultimately difficult not to wonder just which demographic the film has been geared towards. The continued presence of Eugene Levy in these increasingly inconsequential films is nothing short of baffling, as it goes without saying that the actor deserves far, far better material than this. The storyline follows buddies Erik (John White), Bobby (Nic Nac), and Cooze (Jake Siegel) as they attempt to pledge the Beta House fraternity, with off-the-wall high jinks predictably ensuing as a rival frat challenges the Betas to a series of Greek games. Director Andrew Waller and screenwriter Erik Lindsay constantly (and consistently) aim American Pie Presents Beta House squarely at the lowest common denominator, as the film possesses plenty of lewd elements designed to appeal to precisely the sort of drunken frat boys it exclusively portrays. The performances are uniformly unimpressive, although, on a perversely positive note, the film does manage to top its predecessors in terms of gross-out jokes and sequences. So there’s that, at least.

no stars out of ****