adonis98-743-186503 Three buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas, with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. They make their way around the city in order to find their friend before his wedding. The Hangover is for sure kind of overrated and way far from being one of the best comedies of all time but the film totally works thanks to great perfomances by Ed Helms, Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifianakis plus the movie is pretty insane from kids, to tigers to a missing tooth and even Mike Tyson, this is definitely a very fun comedy for sure. (8/10)

thedarkknight-99999 It's really wonderful to see a comedy movie that relies on its script more than its jokes. And Jon Lucas and Scott Moore's script is one of the most clever scripts written for a comedy movie ever. What proves that is that this movie isn't fast-paced as the rest of comedy movies. Actually, it's sorta slow-paced, but I liked that, and I think it's perfectly paced. That doesn't mean that the movie isn't funny. In fact, there are many lines that are hilarious, but, honestly, I didn't laugh out loud. The jokes at the third act are kinda silly and lazy. The chemistry between Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, and Justin Bartha is gold! (8/10)

The Movie Diorama "The funniest comedy of the 00s" this is not, and I'm tired of other modern comedies referencing "from the producers of The Hangover" as if it's a work of art. It's watchable, with a few laughs (none from me though...nothing new there) that will appeal to the majority of viewers. A group of friends party the night away before a wedding but as they wake up with a killer hangover, they quickly realise that they had an extremely eventful time where their friend is missing. With no recollection whatsoever, they must retrace their steps which often results in absurd encounters. A tiger in a bathroom, stealing a baby, unknowingly piercing a mattress atop a rooftop statue and missing a tooth...which happens to be the most realistic outcome. Look, I'm sure we've all had terrible hangovers, but none this stupidly absurd. The lunacy of these situations is what supposedly creates the laughs, to which I give credit for the inventive use of the flashback narrative structure. But I was left feeling dumbfounded rather than joyous. Sometimes less is more, and in this case fewer silly scenarios would've made the story tighter and more cohesive as opposed to just being a montage of events. The dynamic friendship between Cooper, Helms and Galifianakis was thoroughly developed and conveyed with buoyancy. There's banter, emotion and fights, enhancing how the reckless night has affected them mentally. Acting was charismatic from everyone, except Helms who I just do not like. He is just so plain in everything and typically unfunny. The screenplay does have some quotable dialogue, often recited by many teenagers thinking it was cool to say "paging doctor f****t". Oh yeah, and Mike Tyson has a cameo. So if that hasn't tipped your glass then I don't know what will. Unlike most hangovers, this is rapidly entertaining with some humorous lines and committed performances but remains mostly unfunny leaving a bland beer aftertaste. What I do want to know is what they were drinking, because I'll have what they had...

eric262003 Under the direction from Todd Phillips, "The Hangover" truly personifies what it's really like to be a man (in its assets and liabilities). Comedies have personified men in ways where they can be seen as overly melancholy or too crude in their demeanour, but Phillips like he did with "Old School" and "Starsky and Hutch", here he knows his psychology towards the male gender without making by avoiding the traps of making them fun-loving, vulnerable and yet sincere. What makes Phillips successful as a director is his sincerity, even when his films don't always score high at the box office. o me "The Hangover" is one of the funniest films of 2009. When you think about it most men behave the way that the characters in this movie are depicted. They can be crude, eccentric, and macabre in nature, especially when they are on the road together. While at the same time, they could be juvenile in their wild sexual urges, but also nourishing once they've settled in. But the reality is hat most men especially the married ones would rather feel comfort bonding and opening up to other men over their wives, to get a better understanding of what it's like to be a guy and to solidify their role as an alpha male. The simple plot of "The Hangover" is about four friends who venture off to Las Vegas partying off like there's no tomorrow...only to wake up hungover and blanked out about the events that happened yesterday only to find their hotel trashed, an abandoned baby, a Bengal tiger roaming around loosely and chickens scattered all over the suite. To be blunt something doesn't quite add up. An early scene describes the importance of male-bonding. We have one of the four guys named Stu (Ed Helms), a well disciplined dentist who is living with a self-absorbed control freak girlfriend named Melissa (Rachael Harris), whom he plans on marrying. She finds it uncouth that he's hanging out with his friends even though she think they're going to Napa Valley to indulge in wine testing. In her eyes, Melissa believes that men are practically disobedient women who need female partner to set them on the straight and narrow. But in reality, Stu being more level-headed than the other guys just really wants to socailize with someone of his gender. The events that proceed might turn into the worst two days of their lives while at the same it's also the best two days of their lives. While the well-disciplined Stu hangs out with his three friends, which are Doug (Justin Bartha), the groom-to-be who's very protective of the Mercedes his father-in-law lent him (Oy vey!) Then there's Phil (Bradley Cooper) a cool customer who's not very comfortable about being domestic. And then you have Alan (Zach Galifianakis), Doug's future brother-in-law who steals the show as their simple friend who's there for the ride, but has well intentions. The opening scenes in "The Hangover" are funny not only in the situations these characters are facing, but the dialogue is also both clever and witty. Phillips along with screenwriters Jon Lucas and Scott Moore call all in the humour that at times boarders on grotesque (one characters serves his breakfast with a side of vomit) but it fits well into the story. These are just average guys who just want to have fun, although they found it more complex than they could imagine because it's harder to have fun when you're older than compared to when you were a teenager. By the time they wake up, Stu's front tooth was extracted, Phil is seen sporting a hospital bracelet around his waist and Doug is MIA. The fun was sweet but the hangover is the least of their problems. The search for Doug gives the gang a reason for staying their welcome in Vegas and helps the story flow quite naturally. As they come to their senses, the gang start to realize how everything turned out the ay it did and will stop at nothing to correct themselves and their situations. The weak areas of the film come during the last act where the comical factors get watered down. But it never loses its focus or meanders off in another genre. It's a dark comedy that stays true to its genre. Many sitcoms and other comedy movies can learn a thing or two from "The Hangover". In its duration, the crew from "The Hangover" took the liberties to offer the film with vulgar and tasteless jokes and scenarios and outrageously deliver plot twists that unpredictably come from out of nowhere. Just when they think they got everything under control, they pull back, which is not all that bad. "The Hangover" is movie that never delves into anything remotely horrible, but rather the horrible events they encountered that created memories that could pass on to their kids when they're older.