The Hangover
The Hangover
R | 05 June 2009 (USA)
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When three friends finally come to after a raucous night of bachelor-party revelry, they find a baby in the closet and a tiger in the bathroom. But they can't seem to locate their best friend, Doug – who's supposed to be tying the knot. Launching a frantic search for Doug, the trio perseveres through a nasty hangover to try to make it to the church on time.

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joojoobutefull

I've always heard about this movie. I decided to watch it today. Now all I can say that if there's leas than one star I'll rated it! Like 0 for example!

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The Movie Diorama

"The funniest comedy of the 00s" this is not, and I'm tired of other modern comedies referencing "from the producers of The Hangover" as if it's a work of art. It's watchable, with a few laughs (none from me though...nothing new there) that will appeal to the majority of viewers. A group of friends party the night away before a wedding but as they wake up with a killer hangover, they quickly realise that they had an extremely eventful time where their friend is missing. With no recollection whatsoever, they must retrace their steps which often results in absurd encounters. A tiger in a bathroom, stealing a baby, unknowingly piercing a mattress atop a rooftop statue and missing a tooth...which happens to be the most realistic outcome. Look, I'm sure we've all had terrible hangovers, but none this stupidly absurd. The lunacy of these situations is what supposedly creates the laughs, to which I give credit for the inventive use of the flashback narrative structure. But I was left feeling dumbfounded rather than joyous. Sometimes less is more, and in this case fewer silly scenarios would've made the story tighter and more cohesive as opposed to just being a montage of events. The dynamic friendship between Cooper, Helms and Galifianakis was thoroughly developed and conveyed with buoyancy. There's banter, emotion and fights, enhancing how the reckless night has affected them mentally. Acting was charismatic from everyone, except Helms who I just do not like. He is just so plain in everything and typically unfunny. The screenplay does have some quotable dialogue, often recited by many teenagers thinking it was cool to say "paging doctor f****t". Oh yeah, and Mike Tyson has a cameo. So if that hasn't tipped your glass then I don't know what will. Unlike most hangovers, this is rapidly entertaining with some humorous lines and committed performances but remains mostly unfunny leaving a bland beer aftertaste. What I do want to know is what they were drinking, because I'll have what they had...

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smedic

Typical 21st century crap like reality shows, gladiator sports, moron presidents and dictators. Are we really passed through Y2K or we switched to some matrix parallel reality. This film is so bad I can not believe. Unreal, badly written, badly played, boring. And this was hit!?

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Giuseppe Sirugo

The movie is fun, probably is the style of comedy that makes curiosity: In this sense, is the director of the film one able. Good at shuffling the cards because what was initially comedy becomes an adventure film. […] The background is centered on Las Vegas, locations of perdition: in summary of what said, before on the skill of the director Todd Phillips, is because for finding a friend is synonymous a run for obstacles. Plus all the outline for example: a tiger in hotel bathroom; a marriage without memory; a Chinese with thirst for blood, which helps the action of the film. Etc. Anyway, a film of unexpected comedy scene that does not to see again.

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