The Hangover Part III (2013) - Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, John Goodman, Heather Graham, Melissa McCarthy. Written by Craig Mazin and Todd Phillips. Directed by Todd Phillips. Rated R. Now in Theaters.
The Wolfpack is back. And this time, there's no bachelor party, no forgotten night. But the Wolfpack still finds themselves in trouble as a gangster (Goodman) forces them to track down Leslie Chow (Jeong).
The saying goes "third time's the charm" and I think this movie lives up to that saying. Yes, it's not like the first movie, but everyone complained about the second film being too much like the first. I, for one, liked how the story line was changed up. This film is more of an action, one-liner filled, less raunchy (comparatively) comedy film than the other two. I laughed insanely hard at this movie- much harder than I laughed at Part II - and thoroughly enjoyed it. The chemistry between the leads continues to be fantastic and all of the actors continue to deliver strong comedic performances, especially Galifianakis, whose child-like Alan continues to shock and amuse. Newcomers to the franchise John Goodman and Melissa McCartney fit right in with the rest of the cast. One disappointment is that Goodman wasn't really given a chance to show of his comedic chops and instead was just the big bad villain for the film. One complaint I have read about this film is its pacing. It does tend to rush things to a degree, especially in the beginning, but I feel like the pacing doesn't really hurt the film that much.
This film makes up for the shortcomings of the second film. If you're a fan of the original, you should like this one. If not...well, oh well. I liked it. I liked it a lot. It almost makes me wish that there was a 4th one coming out, but this is the end. And what a spectacular ending it is.
Heads Up: Stay for the mid-credits scene. You'll be glad you did.
Rating: 4 out of 5
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