The Hangover

A blowout Las Vegas bachelor party turns into a race against time when three hung-over groomsmen awaken after a night of drunken debauchery to find that the groom has gone missing, and attempt to get him to the alter before his wedding day. In 48 hours, Doug is scheduled to walk down the aisle, ...more

Vegas does quite a number on The Hangover's main trio—Phil [Bradley Cooper], Alan [Zach Galifianakis] and Stu [Ed Helms]. No matter how crazy it gets—a tiger in the bathroom, a missing tooth, a shotgun wedding, a naked crowbar-wielding gangster—the characters are having the time of their lives. Now, audiences most certainly will have a blast as well during this raunchy romp. The Hangover blends a kinetic life-on-the-edge trip a la Go with the laugh-out-loud antics that ...more

It's hard to review a movie like The Hangover in terms that are the most fitting. Words and phrases like "funny," "outrageous," and "awesomely inappropriate" are all well and good, but they don't get to the heart of the film like, say, drunkenly rating it "epic" out of five stars. Such intoxicated creative sportsmanship can be hard to justify in the cold light of day, but don't worry, that fits with the movie, too. The story begins with Doug (Justin Bartha), a thirtysomething guy who's getting ...more