The Hangover Part II (2011) - Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, Paul Giamatti, Jamie Chung, Mason Lee. Written by Craig Mazin, Scot Armstrong and Todd Phillips. Directed by Todd Phillips. Rated R. Available on DVD.
The Hangover Part II continues the story of the Wolfpack that began in The Hangover. This time, they're in Thailand for the wedding of Stu (Helms) and once again, Stu, Alan (Galifianakis), and Phil (Cooper) find themselves in an insane situation after a bachelor party they don't remember.
The problem that a lot of people have with this movie is that it is too similar to the first one, which undoubtably it is. But I think the bigger problem is that even though it tries to be exactly like the first one, it's nowhere near as funny. To me, the humor is a lot more gross this time around. And while the first one definitely had its share of gross moments, it was much better with one liners and funny jokes. This movie just doesn't seem to land as well.
I still enjoyed it. Maybe it's because I love seeing these three guys together. They're great. Ken Jeong, reprising his role as criminal Leslie Chow, is also good, but I don't find him as hilarious as a lot of people seem to. Maybe I just wish he would be a little less naked.
I think if this movie would have come out and the first movie never existed, people would have received it more warmly. But when compared to the first film, one of the most successful comedy films of all time, it just doesn't hold up as well.
Rating: 3 out of 5.
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