Hangover III

What is it with the third of everything coming out at present? Everything seems to be a trilogy and not everything should be, case in point being the Hangover trilogy. The first film is spectacular! What I mean by that is it isn't the best movie ever made, nor is it beautifully lit or acted, but the idea and the execution of that idea was purely original and done brilliantly. It should have been left just as it was: a one hit wonder of magnificent proportions.

The Hangover II was atrocious. It could have been as good as the first but I don't know what happened. It was a mess, made no sense, wasn't very funny and couldn't even be called a good rip off of the first one. I would have preferred to see what the team behind the Scary Movie series could have instead of the real filmmakers.

So why did I go to the third one if the second was so bad? In two words: Ken Jeong! That man is unlike any other human being that has ever lived and all I wanted or hoped for was 15mins of hilarity to come from him. As a backup I had heard that Todd Phillips (the director) had gone all out with this one to make a final statement of craziness and I had to see what he had created.

If you are a fan of the first film (and the second, if that's possible?!?) then definitely check out the third. The cast are all great together and Zach and Ken are both absolutely hilarious in that weird modern comedy which is unlike anything else I've ever seen. The movie is as about as good as was to be expected and the first half had a good amount of laughs and kept me entertained. The second half was not that good and when the credits rolled I turned to Holmsey in the theatre and we both said we felt let down and that it didn't deliver.

Then the credits faded out and the Hangover series gave the audience exactly what it wanted, what it had waited for 90mins to see. Stay for the credits. Stay for that final scene. Sit back and laugh your head off and be thankful you never have to watch another Hangover movie again. Except for the first one, on a boys night, and you have a scotch and coke in your hand!

SCORE: 5/10

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