Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

This is another entry in the "American Pie" series, but they decided to just ditch the "American Pie" title. I admit that this isn't the funniest of movies and some of the humor is pretty low brow. I think the "American Pie" films are just fine. The best thing is probably how the main character reminds me of myself. There's this one part where he's talking about this friend of his (Stifler) who frequently says the f-word. I can see myself in that scenario.It seems there were a lot of real foul mouthed people in Middle School. I felt like the only one who didn't swear. Anyway, the likeability of the main character is what makes this movie enjoyable. I really even find myself liking the Stifler character a lot more. He really does go through character development. I like seeing a relationship build up over several movies into a full blown wedding. ***

First of, let's talk about the 1st 2 movies, they both successfully followed the same continuous rhythm with pretty much the same characters but each had their own uniqueness and addition to the story and characters development.But this one was so confused! first of all, there were too much focus on Stifler's character; which is weird and too much since the previous 2 movies had solid plots for each and every member of the gang, making this element a key factor to why American Pie is so relatable and light-heartedly represents the good old high-school gang with various characters and views but they still stick together.How about Michelle's character? it barely had any presence and pretty much zero character development -which is weird since the whole movie should be about a wedding in which she is the bride-.To sum it all up, it was a movie about Stifler trying to impress parents and to hook up with a confused girl. And it just DRAGGED ON, trying too much to recreate the funny awkwardness that the first 2 movies were characterized by, but it was too heavy and unnatural, it didn't have any flow to it.

The third instalment & then-intended finale of the American Pie series, American Wedding is a definite improvement over the previous chapter that packs in a more developed storyline that further advances the arcs of its characters, is even more raunchy than its predecessors at times, and never leaves out its heartwarming tone over the course of its runtime.The story of American Wedding follows Jim who finally musters the courage to propose to Michelle, which she accepts, and now their wedding is being planned. With Finch & Kevin serving as groomsmen, everything seems to be going smoothly until Stifler arrives in town, finds out about the wedding, invites himself to it, and takes it upon himself to plan a secret bachelor party for Jim.Directed by Jesse Dylan, American Wedding not only brings back the relevant characters of the series but also adds more meat to their arcs by developing them a bit more, and it does so without eliminating the crudeness for there are plenty of downright hilarious moments in store here. The technical aspects are finely executed and the reprising cast exhibits greater comfort in their roles & deliver better performances.On an overall scale, American Wedding ticks all the right boxes for a finale, brims with truly outrageous moments of unabashed hilarity, promotes Stifler to main character status which Seann William Scott does full justice to, is expertly paced from start to finish and, in every regard, stays faithful to its origins. Arguably the finest of the three, American Wedding is a fitting finale to the then-envisioned American Pie trilogy that's going to please the majority of its fanbase.

American Wedding acts as the wrap around story for the beloved American Pie characters we know and love. In the first film, we were acquainted with their goofy, oddball ways and followed a group of four high school Seniors as they made a pact to lose their virginity by the end of the year. In the second film, we saw them not as naive high schoolers, but naive college kids, who rented a lakehouse to endure more of their activities. Screenwriter Adam Herz, who wrote the first two films, returns to freshen the formula and continue his trend of infecting goofy characters with traits of intelligence and soul.Let's get one thing straight here; the first two films are pretty much the same. Basically a group of guys trying to score and trying to assure a safe relationship with their girlfriends. There are minor differences, but the film got lucky by having memorable dialog and one-liners said every so often so the film didn't feel like a monotonous excursion. The inflation of gross-out gags in the second films received mixed reception, though. I found some of them funny, but after a while, familiarity came into play. Especially with the "you touch, we touch" scene which is referenced here, as well.The story centers around Jim (Biggs) and Michelle (Hannigan), who are finally tying the knot. When Stifler (Scott) gets word of this, he makes the bachelor party his main responsibility, while the rest of the gang including Kevin (Nicolas) and Finch (Thomas) are noticeably growing weary of his deviant plans. Inevitably, Stifler winds up screwing up majorly, and is looking for ways to redeem himself near the end of the film.This is the first American Pie film where the whole cast doesn't come back. Kevin Kline's Oz, Mena Survari's Heather, Shannon Elizabeth's Nadia, and the extremely underrated and often overlooked Natasha Lyonne's Jessica are all extracted from the script, with no explanation. It isn't a crisis that Nadia isn't here, but not having Oz, one of Jim's closest friends, is sad and not having him even mentioned is a bit depressing. Much of the focus here is on Stifler, who we can see begins to vaguely mature as the film goes on. He seems a bit sweeter at times, yet he also seems a bit more crude and indulgent at points as well.One character that hasn't lost even an ounce of his humor is Jim's father, played by Eugene Levy. I am beginning to sound repetitive, but his character is yet another one that doesn't seem to get well-deserved recognition. Mainly because other characters, like Jim and Stifler, seem to take center stage a lot of the time.Still, aside from the disappointing element of characters not returning, American Wedding hits home with the level of love, sentimentality, wit, bravery, humor, and satisfaction. It is a lively, cheery sequel in films that still have yet to become oppressive and winded, despite being erected from a similar formula every time. They are quite possibly the most pleasing and well-done comedies of the early 2000's decade.Starring: Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Seann William Scott, Fred Willard, Eugene Levy, Jennifer Coolidge, January Jones, John Cho, and Fred Willard. Directed by: Jesse Dylan.