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THE HANGOVER PART II (review)

Produced by Todd Phillips, Daniel Goldberg
Written by Todd Phillips, Scot Armstrong, Craig Mazin
Based on Characters Created by Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Directed by Todd Phillips
Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis,
Justin Bartha, Jeffrey Tambor, Ken Jeong, Paul Giamatti


Comedy movies are a tricky thing.  One of the markers of success, in my opinion, is rewatchability.


The Hangover shares this important trait with such films as Ghostbusters, Caddyshack, The Blues Brothers, Dumb and Dumber, and Beverly Hills Cop.

And like those films, the sequel is pretty crappy.

Director Todd Phillips has not only reassembled his cast from the 2009 film, he’s also reassembled the plot, retreading the same exact structure without any of the joy and surprises that the original film held, but this time substituting Bangkok for Vegas.

The movie is funny, and often, inappropriately so.  But ultimately unsatisfying as the characters walk through the same scenario with often the same results.  The cast seems bored, and like Ocean’s 12, you often feel like their vacation has been interrupted while being called to set.  But, realistically this movie is review proof.  It’s going to be a huge hit and give audiences the raunchy humor and outrageousness that they enjoyed previously.

And like Meatballs 2, I don’t imagine revisiting it.

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