THE HANGOVER
“You mind putting on some pants? I feel weird having to ask you twice.”
It has become so rare in this century, to find a genuinely decent and funny comedy. In the crowd of Scary Movie type comedies, Todd Phillips’ fresh and hilarious The Hangover stands out as a clear winner for modern comedy.
The plot is simple: four friends travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party and wake up the next morning with no memory of what happened the previous night, this plus the fact that they don’t know where the groom is makes for a rollercoaster ride of hilarity as the remaining three friends try to find him in time for his wedding the next day.
In short, The Hangover is just genuinely funny. It may actually be the funniest movie I’ve had the pleasure of watching in a long time, so much so that it has become one of my favourite movies. Galifianakis, the “child with a beard”, effectively makes this movie the brilliantly hilarious trip that it is. His unashamedly idiotic behaviour provides much of the hilarity and it seems as if the movie would be pretty empty without him. But all three leading men have brilliant chemistry together and it’s hard to imagine anyone else playing a different role in this movie.
The Hangover is sure to become a cult classic and I don’t see it ever getting old. I also really never thought I’d be feeling sorry for Heather Graham’s character at the end. So far I’ve seen this five times and I’ll probably watch it a hundred times more. A definite must buy!
MO:RE RATING
★★★★★
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