Review of American Wedding (2003) by Matthew R — 12 Apr 2010

The time has come for college sweethearts Jim (Jason Biggs) and Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) to get engaged, prompting elation from Jim's Dad (Eugene Levy), and his friends Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas) and Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas). As the wedding plans get underway, the last person they want on the invite list is notorious troublemaker, Steven Stiffler (Seann William Scott). However, when his services are needed, Jim reluctantly invites him in on the wedding, which opens the doors for Stiffler to compete heavily for the best man's position, win the heart of Michelle's sister, Cadence, and try to keep himself out of trouble long enough for the wedding to go off without a hitch.

American Wedding is a sweet way to end this winner of the "lucky bastard" sweepstakes of unlikely trilogies. Franchise screenwriter Adam Herz has come back to place the capper on his unexpected 1999 hit "American Pie," and if you liked that mix of lowball gross-out humor and adolescent pathos, then Wedding will fit in perfectly.

Story: C.

Acting: B-.

Direction: B.

Visuals: B.

Overall: B-.

**1/2 out of 4 stars.