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If you think about it, it's a pretty good pairing.  Anyway, these two very untraditional kids want a traditional wedding, so all the elements are in play to make for an interesting journey to the altar. </div> <bR> <div> Michelle's parents, her hot younger sister, & two dogs come together with Jim's "almost normal by comparison" family, & of course his best friends.  Everything starts out fine, until Steve "The Stifman" Stifler gets wind of the pending nuptials & decides to interject himself, if for no other reason than to hook up with the hottie.  Along the way Jim & his band of friends grow closer. We even see a bit of an evolution of Stifler<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Symbol" >¾</FONT>of sorts.  All of this combines with the elements we've come to love about the "American" movies.  There's the father who means well but has horrible timing, the crudest of the crude in Stifler, "to the next step" Kevin, the intellectual Finch, & even an appearance by Stifler's mom (& you know what that means).</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tell Me More: </B></div> <div> I've said before but it bears repeating that in the world of sequels, the equation rarely changes.  First movie good, second movie OK & the third one is a royal stinker.  The "American" franchise bucks that trend to an extent, & even takes it a little bit further in that this, the third movie, is a little bit better than the second is, in my opinion.  It does everything well that it did in the previous movies, without overdoing it. It interjects new characters, which usually helps keep a sequel from getting stale, but best of all it displays a heart & sweetness that was a part of the previous pictures but is at the heart of this movie.  This is an enjoyable third installment & would be a perfect place to stop, but if this movie makes a ton of money, it probably won't be.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="621" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="617"><div> Rated R for sexual content, language and crude humor.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="617"><div> Demetrius Payne © 2003</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="617"><div> <A HREF="mailto:info@reelmoviecritic.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@reelmoviecritic.com"><U><U>demetriius@reelmoviecritic.com</U></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Mini Filmography:</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="580" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 120 WIDTH="269"><div> <B>Jason Biggs:</B> Prozac Nation," <B>"Saving Silverman," "American Pie 2,"</B> "American Pie"</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Seann William Scott: "The Rundown," "Bulletproof Monk," "Old School," "Stark Raving Mad," "Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back"</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 142 WIDTH="269"><div> Alyson Hannigan: "Beyond the City Limits," "American Pie 2," "Boys & Girls," "American Pie," "Dead Man on Campus"</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> <B>Eddie Kaye Thomas:</B> "Sheer Bliss," "Sweet Friggin' Daises," "Stolen Summer," "<B>American Pie 2," </B>"Freddy Got Fingered"</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 142 WIDTH="269"><div> <B>Thomas Ian Nicholas: </B>"Stealing Sinatra," "The Rules of Attraction," "Halloween: Resurrection," "<B>American Pie 2," </B>"Cutaway," "American Pie"</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Eugene Levy: "Dumb & Dumerer," "A Mighty Wind," "Bringing Down the House," "Like Mike," "Greg the Bunny," "Serendipity"</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="469" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 430 WIDTH="463"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>