Stay Home for "Hangover Part III"

"The Hangover Part III" is not a summer blockbuster. It has the four best friends back one more time to have some crazy misadventures. This time Alan, is out of control and stupid as ever. he buys a giraffe, he is still living at home, and just doing nothing with his life. Phil, played by Bradley Cooper, Stu, played by Ed Helms, and Doug, played by Justin Bartha, are still happily married and wanting to better Alan. They figure they should give me an intervention, and tell him to go to a Rehab center. After the intervention, Alan reluctantly decides to go. The four friends decide to drive him all the way there, but misadventures happen. They get hit by a man named Marshall, played by John Goodman. Who is apparently a drug dealer who has 42 million dollars worth of gold stolen from Mr. Chow, played by Ken Jeong. So in order to save themselves they have to find the gold and Mr. Chow. So the three best friends that anyone can have are on a wild goose chase to find the criminal mastermind.

This film is not as good as the first one mainly because of the storyline. The acting was fine, but there was no hangover to go along with the title or story. The jokes were not funny, and they were bland. It seemed like they were trying too hard to make Alan the main character and the main comic relief. Ed Helms is a hilarious actor, especially on "The Office." He has great charisma and carry on his own on T.V. and in film. Bradley Cooper is an amazing actor, I think it's a little sad that he was in this movie, and an amazing film "Silver Linings Playbook" in the same year. This film lacked so much of its comedic gold in the first Hangover. Even the second one had some "laugh out loud" parts. I know this is the third part of the trilogy, but comedies have to keep the audience interested with shock value and constant jokes, not continuos, jokes that were not funny the first time and not repeated throughout the movie. If you want to complete the trilogy and see the last installment, go ahead. This film ends it well, and does mention the previous movies but if you want the groundbreaking comedy you saw in the first film, keep dreaming.

Grade = 45/100