Since Judd Apatow took the crown of hit comedies in 2005 with "40-Year-Old Virgin," his films, and essentially comedy, has gotten dirtier and dirtier, or at least more not holding back the censors and settling with an R rating. If this is indeed true, then "Superbad" could very well be the apex. All the stuff guys think about or talk about only with their closest friends is the heart of the dialogue and it makes "Superbad" all the more super.

Essentially a teen comedy, "Superbad" is about two best friends named Evan and Seth (named for the writers who based the film off their high school years: Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen of "Knocked Up") who are nearing the end of their senior year and are pretty much just foul- mouthed losers. Jonah Hill as Seth in particular.

Hill, who made appearances in previous Apatow films, gets top billing here and much deserved. His lines are always the ones that your really dirty subconscious would say if you didn't beat it down constantly and that delivery along with his goofy appearance is his specialty. Michael Cera as Evan, however, is perhaps the half of the duo that makes it all work: his soft-spoken, "under-your-breath" humor balances out the loud, attention- sucking Hill--a quality not typical of comedic actors but something that suits Cera really well. He also makes the more meaningful, awkward high school years truth to the whole film work effectively to take "Superbad" somewhere beside the bathroom to get its mouth washed out with soap.

The plot all takes place in one day when Seth gets invited to a party (a real party!) of a girl he has a mad crush on. To please her, he promises to bring the booze with his non-existent fake ID. Enter Fogle, the scrawny friend-out-of-pity with the quintessential nerd looks who has a fake ID that says "McLovin'" and it all goes crazy from there.

What really makes this film win you over is how relatable the situational comedy is. Even if it all gets blown out of proportion, the way the characters handle it is so true to teenage life. It's easy to label "Superbad" as a teen comedy, but it goes beyond that--it clears the hurdles of the trash high school comedies that infested the early half of the decade and plus, it's rated R. This is a comedy truly for best buddies to recall their ridiculous high school days. Even if you didn't do the things Evan and Seth do in the film, your friendship was similar-- everyone's was/is. So no matter how outlandish and bizarre "Superbad" gets, it never warrants an eye roll because the characters are so strong.