I watched The Hangover again for the 5th time I think on DVD last Friday and it was still funny as the first time I saw it.The Hangover is directed by Todd Philips (Old School) and stars a comedic ensemble that consists of Bradley Cooper (Yes Man),Ed Helms (TV's The Office),Zach Galifianakis (It's Kind of a Funny Story),Justin Bartha (National Treasure),Heather Graham (Boogie Nights),Jeffrey Tambor (Hellboy), and Ken Jeong (Knocked Up).The Hangover is a Las Vegas set comedy that revolves around three groomsmen who lose their about-to-be-wed buddy during their drunken misadventures,then they must retrace their steps in order to find him.
At the time of its' release,The Hangover was admired for having a very original and exceptional story because of the Las Vegas setting (Which really isn't that original for a comedy) and the concept of "drinking too much alcohol,getting really drunk and forgot what happened last night" fiasco.And,the end credits in the end that shows the pics of the "night they forgot" was just a smart move to answer the questions about what happened during that night.That all said,the plot was executed in a proper way and never became too messy and out of place.Again,like what I said,The Hangover was praised by film critics for having a well-scribed,clever and genuine storyline thanks to scribes Jon Lucas and Scott Moore.And like the critics,that's exactly also the way I praise the film's plot.This film was just one of the most creative comedy films I've seen in the recent years and also one of the funniest.
The Hangover's performances never lose thanks to its' great comedic ensemble that mainly consists of the trio of Bradley Cooper,Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis.Bradley Cooper plays the Wolfpack (That's what they call themselves,or at least Zach's character Alan) member that is all cool,loves the ladies and is just really the slickest of the pack.Cooper's character is the one who doesn't really make jokes,but when he does,it is just funny,even though he isn't the funniest one.Ed Helms' was just amazing in playing Stu.Stu was the one who is all clueless about everything that happen to them.And Ed Helms just nailed that part.Zach Galifianakis portays Alan,the child-minded of the bunch and the one who is just mentally retarded (no offense,but that's who he really is),but the thing is,he is very likeable and perhaps my favorite "wolf" in the Wolfpack.I just love his sometimes corny,cheesy jokes and also,the way he thinks about things.I forgot one actor who plays a "wolf" in The Wolfpack too,and that is Justin Bartha who plays the about-to-be-wed Doug.Justin was good,but he isn't in the film for too long 'cause (SPOILER ALERT) his character goes missing.Too bad.But his character is the one who helped made the story and Justin Bartha's character Doug was just the perfect one to go missing because he's just a small fry in the pack.No offense,but maybe that's also what the writers thought of.But the "Doug goes missing" part is a plus.Without Doug,the film wouldn't be all genuine and smart.It would just turn out to be another usual R-rated raunchy dumb comedy.I dunno.Maybe I just messed up on my thoughts.The Hangover's trio wins and so does the supporting cast.Ken Jeong was good in playing the cocaine-loving,wealthy Mr.Chow,who plays a part in the film's storyline as the film's sort of antagonist.And he was all diabolical,but funny needless to say.The Hangover has great comedic performances,credits to the film's charming trio.
Comedies usually don't have great cinematography,but when it does,it is just beautiful and pleasing to the eye and The Hangover just had exactly that.Those helicopter shots of Las Vegas was just marvelous,The images in the opening credits with the different Vegas backdrops are just so,I dunno.Elegant maybe.Yeah,that's the word for that.And also,the camera work on Stu's awakening and the way the camera moved as he was looking The film's score by Christophe Beck was wonky and silly as that is how I would like to describe.Nonetheless,it fit the film due to the plot's wackiness.The Hangover is directed by Todd Philips (Who also worked on comedy classics in the likes of Old School and Road Trip) and he directed the film really well.He executed the plot properly,writ down the dialogue well,and put together one of the best comedic ensembles in the history of comedy.
All in all,The Hangover is a well-made comedy that is really genuine and will really make you laugh.Also,like what I said above,this really is one of the funniest comedies I have seen in the recent years.If you wanna have a good time,do yourself a favor and feel The Hangover.Promise,you will not regret this fun,wacky and enticing film experience.
The Hangover gets 7.9 over 10 stars
*The Hangover is available on DVD & Blu-Ray distributed by Magnavision Home Video.It's sequel,The Hangover Part II is also available on said home video formats distributed by the same distributor,Magnavision Home Video.
Meanwhile,why not check out this clip from the film:
*Film clip courtesy of Movieclips.com & Warner Bros.Pictures.
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