"Superbad" ***1/2 (out of four): A spirited, raunchy romp that plays like "American Pie" spiked with Kevin Smith's fixation on body part humor.

Fourteen years ago, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg began writing "Superbad" for one reason: to see if they could churn out a decent movie. And while it's impossible to gage what the script looked like when they first started scribbling ("Good Will Hunting" originally included evil FBI agents who threatened world peace … no, really) the final product in 2007 proves that yes, they sure can.

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