American Pie : Marions-les !

American Wedding isn't like either of its predecessors and a lot of that is to do with how it looks and the fact some of the characters are missing. By simultaneously being the raunchiest and most sincere, it keeps the franchise moving along nicely. Watching these characters grow whilst losing none of their charm is a real joy.

Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan are cute together and it's really nice that the film avoids the usual pitfalls as they plan their wedding. Eugene Levy remains an immensely supportive movie dad and Sean William Scott has only gotten worse which makes him better. When he threatens to wade into caricature, the film wisely knows to give him an arc.

Jesse Dylan's direction finally gives these films some actual stylistic flair. There are some great sequences that are staged wonderfully and the film is generally more ambitious visually. The film looks so much slicker than the other two and by including a dance off, it can really cheat with the soundtrack by including a lot of great songs In quick succession.