A - J, New Movies, Reviews - Wednesday, June 24, 2009 15:27 - 2 Comments

The Hangover

“The Hangover – Never has feeling so bad felt so good”.

Let’s be honest, the plot alone is a surefire winner – four men. A bachalor party (stag-do to us Brits). In Vegas. What could possibly go wrong?

Well, if Jon Lucas and Scott Moore (co-writers) are to be believed, pretty much everything.

Todd Philips has found fine form once again here. Much like with Road Trip and Old School (he snaffles a brief cameo in each), this film essentially boils down to a close group of guys finding themselves in ever increasing wild and weird situations for the entire duration of the film. The clichés are all here. You’ve got the obligatory nerd Stu (Ed Helms), the slightly creepy simpleton loner Alan (comedian Zach Galifianakis), the outgoing pack leader Phil (Bradley Cooper) and the ‘middle of the road’ sufferer dragged into the whole maelstrom – husband to be Doug (Justin Bartha). All are great but this film belongs to Alan, the brother-in-law to be who proves time and again that you should “Ignore the beard, he’s just a child”.

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