I was generally looking forward to this sophomoric, gonzo comedy, and every time I saw the trailer, the clip of Mike Tyson singing Phil Collins cracked me up. Overall it was funny and good. I think I was hoping for a bit more than I got - and in the end, most of the best lines and moments were in the trailer... but having said that, I didn't hate it at all and laughed a good amount.
I guess I would normally think there are three groups of stupid comedies: Great, Good and Bad. The 'Great' group is small and proud with members such as 'Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle', 'Role Models' and 'Observe and Report'. The 'Good' group is pretty big and includes, among others, much of the Apatow oeuvre ('The 40-Year-Old Virgin', 'Knocked Up', 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall'). The 'Bad' group is also vast and includes works of shit such as 'Zach and Miri Make a Porno' (as well as other Kevin Smith turds) and 'The Love Guru'.
With that as prologue, I'd easily put the Hangover into the topish end of the 'Good' group.
Overall, Ed Helms is funny, although I'm getting sick of his Andy Bernard character (which is basically the same thing he did on the Daily Show too), which was definitely the backbone of his character here. Zach Galifianakis is very funny, but I think his jokes were almost too easy - though that's really a writing issue... the easy jokes are delivered well...
I think it's funny the movie is called 'The Hangover' because the hangover is really not what the film is about - it's about a bachelor party gone wrong and trying to piece the previous night back together after the guys have been ruffied... The hangover part of it is a five-minute segment in the first act... and not really that important. Clearly 'Bachelor Party' was already taken... but I think they could have done better title-wise... maybe 'Jaeger and Ruffies'... or 'All Ruffed Up'... or 'Don't Tase Me, Bro'.... whatever.
Stars: 2 of 4
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