Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Movie Review: The Hangover


First let me start by saying that this movie gets a big thumbs DOWN! Everyone and their mother told me how great and hysterical this movie was, yet it was neither. Other than a few one-liners and a momentary used condom bit, the movie was a waste of time.

Personally, I think the movie would have been a lot funnier had they chosen a linear structure. By this I mean, show everything in chronological order instead of everyone waking up and not remembering anything. The hi-jinx that went on throughout the night of the bachelor party would have been much funnier if we watched it all unfold in natural time instead of only seeing things through flashbacks and still photography.

The story was unbelievable, and yes I know it's a movie, but still, way too many things happen to these guys that would be very unlikely, not to mention impossible. But if you feel the need to add such things to your movie, at least explain them better. I mean, how the hell did the guys even end up at Mike Tyson's house? Did they just walk down a random street and happen to choose Tyson's house to break into? And what was up with Phil, (Bradley Cooper) not giving a shit about the baby in the closet? He was the only character with a kid (other than Jade) and cared the least about a baby sitting alone in a closet? Makes no sense.

Last thing I want to touch on is the character of Alan(Zach Galifianakis), the fat (possibly slow) brother-in-law...horrible.
Did anyone else think that Danny Mcbride (Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder, Eastbound & Down) would have played this role a million times better? Anyway, if you ask me the movie was a stinker and all of you who thought it was hilarious, well, what's wrong with you? I give this movie one star out of five, and that's being nice.

Rating: 2 stars