The Hangover

Just a little contrary to a lot of reviews, I don't think The Hangover is one of the funniest movies you'll see - but it is a good laugh.

It's a pretty simple premise. Four guys head to Vegas for a bucks party and wake up the next morning with no memory of what happened, only a trail of destruction.

It's how they got to that point, to the point of losing the buck, that is the bulk of the story and the bulk of the fun.

Somehow there were chickens, a tiger, a hooker, Mike Tyson, a stolen police car and a somewhat strange Asian man. Most of it is explained, some of it is left up to the imagination.

Of the four main characters, Alan (Zack Galifianakis) steals the show. He's hard to sum up and you kind of have to see him to get it. Bradley Cooper (seen in Yes Man among others) is Phil, a school teacher who seems to hate his students and is up for a good time. Dentist Stu (Ed Helms) is about to propose to his girlfriend despite the fact she is mean to him and has already cheated once that he knows of. This trio spend most of the film working out what happened to them and where Doug (Justin Bartha) ended up.

Heather Graham makes a return to film as the hooker Jade and she actually adds a bit of class.

Overall, I had a pretty good laugh at this film and it was awesome when they did the big reveal of what actually happened. However, I Love You Man was much funnier, despite the wraps for The Hangover.

Having said that it is worth a watch and you can't ask for a lot more than a good laugh most of the time. I see they are considering a sequel. Bad idea.

A 7.5 out of 10.