The Hangover Part II [MA]

It’s happened again. Whilst in Thailand for Stu’s wedding, the boys take a drink on the beach and then wake up to discover that, not only are they suddenly in Bangkok, but that Stu’s fiancé’s little brother is missing. With no time to lose, they set to work trying to track the events of the night, discovering in the process that they got up to some serious shit. 

There was no way that I was going to expect this one to be as good as the first one, but I have to say that it really wasn’t that bad. Essentially, it was the same Hangover vibe and style, just a little more crude and, for lack of a better word, “f***ed-up”. 

It’s happened again. Whilst in Thailand for Stu’s wedding, the boys take a drink on the beach and then wake up to discover that, not only are they in Bangkok miles away from where they should be, but that Stu’s fiancé’s little brother is missing. With no time to lose, they set to work trying to track the events of the night, learning in the process, that they got up to some serious shit. 

After the success of the first one, Hangover II was never going to have trouble in pulling in an audience. The story is basically the exact same, and what I liked about this movie is they didn’t try to change anything dramatically. The film started just like the first, with a phone call from Phil saying “we fucked up” and from there, went back one week to where the story really begins. In place of a tiger in the bathroom, we have a badass monkey, instead of Stu missing a tooth, he’s acquired a tattoo, and Alan’s hair has vanished. From there the mishaps escalate into a completely bizarre set of events including missing fingers, kidnapped monks, an abundance of penises, and a burnt down neighbourhood. 

The performances were fairly similar to the first film, although something had happened to Alan’s character, I can’t figure what but he was not as innocent, he was jealous and just a right prick. And I do have to say that the chemistry between the three of them wasn’t the same as the first film. It wasn’t as relaxed and genuine. Funny nonetheless. 

Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, Mason Lee, Jeffrey Tambor, Mike Tyson, and Paul Giamatti, The Hangover Part II was a good movie, but not as good as the first one, being cruder, edgier, and at times just downright bizarre. Filled with action, car chases, live animals, exotic prostitutes, beautiful scenery, and bizarre scenarios, it’ll make it into the collection because we have the first one, but it really wasn’t as brilliant as its predecessor.