Evan is bona fide nerd—awkward in the most trivial of conversations (which he has a few uncomfortable ones with Becca), smart, and probably the kid everyone chose last at recess years before. He's also a nice kid and has a better grip on reality. When Seth tells him about Jules' party and Seth's role as alcohol-bringer, Evan is quick to respond that she might not be interested in Seth and is only using him to get the alcohol. The getting of the alcohol is a problem, but no need to fear, Fogell (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), a kid even Evan can make fun of, even if the two are set to room together at Dartmouth next fall, is on the case with a fake ID. According to the ID, he's McLovin (no first—or maybe it's last—name) from Hawaii (Seth: "Are you trying to be an Irish R&B singer?"). Soon enough, Seth and Evan and "McLovin" are separated, the former two getting a ride to a different party from a very creepy guy ("Are you guys on Myspace?") while the latter joins up with a pair of cops (Rogen and Bill Hader), who are there to show what happens when two teenagers have the appearance of growing up without ever bothering to do so.

Their adventures are hilarious but stemmed in reality. The party that Seth and Evan arrive at is potentially a place to score some free booze, but it means traversing through immature adults, discovering what a mysterious stain on Seth's pants really is (and how it got there and why it really upsets the party's host), and singing some Guess Who because Evan really looks like some random dude's brother. There's some conflict brought to the surface, but it's never forced. It's just the kind of honesty two people can have when they've known each other so long. McLovin (this Mintz-Plasse kid is really funny in his sincerity in the role) gets down with his bad side with the cops and learns something called confidence. Ultimately, they make it to the real party, and even though they've had this planned out for who knows how long, the real thing isn't what they thought it would be. As it turns out, it means more to them and, to their surprise, to someone else, too. The girls here start as objects of affection and lust but turn into the means to show how the boys grow in understanding of themselves and, eventually, apart from each other.

The last scene in the film is bittersweetly perfect. These characters genuinely endear themselves to us, and it's both a pleasure and a bit of a shame to watch them walk away, changed just a little for the better. Watching Superbad, I thought about friends once loved but since moved on. I reflected on my own crazy-adventure days in college (I was a late bloomer apparently). And, when it was over, I couldn't help but wonder what it would be like if these two guys ever ended up on the same college campus together.