What do they say in Scream 2 - sequels are never as good as the original. That is certainly the case with The Hangover Part 2 but that doesn't mean it isn't funny.
We pick up the action two years after the mayhem in Las Vegas where Doug (Justin Bartha) was misplaced following his bachelor party.
This time it is Stu (Ed Harris) that is getting married, properly, and all are well aware of avoiding another night like they had in Vegas. So much so that Stu invites Doug and Phil (Bradley Cooper) to what looks like a Macca's type restuarant for his 'bachelor brunch'.
He even covers his juice with a napkin so nobody can spike it.
Doug and Phil are invited to the wedding but Alan (Zach Galafinakis) is not, until Doug's wife urges him to secure an invite for her brother.
Reluctantly Stu agrees and everyone jets off to Thailand for the wedding.
After some awkward speeches the guys retire to the beach for one beer before hitting the sack and they take Stu's soon to be brother in law Teddy (Mason Lee) with them.
Then they wake up in a strange hotel room, Doug is safely back at their resort but Teddy is missing and the only trace of him is his finger.
Further mayhem ensues and this time it is a lot more R-rated than the original.
As I said this sequel is quite funny but when you have a film as original as its predecessor it was always going to be hard to top. Unfortunately they didn't try to top it, they just basically copied it.
In some ways it's not a completely bad thing - you know what to expect right down to the inevitable bunch of photos taken explaining what happened on that wild night.
We pick up the action two years after the mayhem in Las Vegas where Doug (Justin Bartha) was misplaced following his bachelor party.
This time it is Stu (Ed Harris) that is getting married, properly, and all are well aware of avoiding another night like they had in Vegas. So much so that Stu invites Doug and Phil (Bradley Cooper) to what looks like a Macca's type restuarant for his 'bachelor brunch'.
He even covers his juice with a napkin so nobody can spike it.
Doug and Phil are invited to the wedding but Alan (Zach Galafinakis) is not, until Doug's wife urges him to secure an invite for her brother.
Reluctantly Stu agrees and everyone jets off to Thailand for the wedding.
After some awkward speeches the guys retire to the beach for one beer before hitting the sack and they take Stu's soon to be brother in law Teddy (Mason Lee) with them.
Then they wake up in a strange hotel room, Doug is safely back at their resort but Teddy is missing and the only trace of him is his finger.
Further mayhem ensues and this time it is a lot more R-rated than the original.
As I said this sequel is quite funny but when you have a film as original as its predecessor it was always going to be hard to top. Unfortunately they didn't try to top it, they just basically copied it.
In some ways it's not a completely bad thing - you know what to expect right down to the inevitable bunch of photos taken explaining what happened on that wild night.
If you enjoyed the first movie then you'll have a laugh. Nothing new here, a 7 out of 10.
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