The Hangover Review
“The Hangover” is a worthy entrant into the “guy movie” hall of fame. It’s got laughs, drugs, tomfoolery, bodily harm, strippers, and a Mike Tyson cameo. If you were going down the list of things needed for a comedy to take flight you’d find them all here; the three main players pass the ball, the chemistry works, and the film never devolves into that most debilitating trope of the romantic comedy – a serious third act. If you’re a fellow, or the person who monitors your fellow’s entertainment intake I highly recommend giving this a watch. It’s nicely done.
Essentially, The Hangover follows three amnesiac groomsman the day after a debaucherous bachelor party as they track down the origins of a series of clues that they hope lead them to the lost groom, Doug (Justin Bartha). Phil (Bradley Cooper) is a schoolteacher who resents the family life that has stripped him of the wild antics he enjoyed as a youth. He needs this party bad, and forces the gang to go to excess, an act that only bites them in the ass later. Stu (Ed Helms), Phil’s cautious foil, is extremely pussy-whipped by a girlfriend that no self-respecting man would put up with for no longer than one roll in the hay. He’s the conscience in the film that only seems to get trampled on and distorted. Doug’s future brother-in-law, Alan (Zach Galifianakis), is the odd duck. Phil and Stu aren’t really his friends, but he’s so desperate for male camaraderie that he’d follow these guys anywhere, as long as he gets to carry his male-purse that he refers to as a satchel – like the one Indiana Jones carries…read more [Screen Junkies]
The Hangover falls victim to having it’s best laughs in the trailer, something most comedies walk right into. Todd Phillips’ new film also lets a few gags run on too long and it features subplots that are unnecessary. Yet with all of this, it’s hard not to laugh at it when it hits the right notes with jokes or be swept up in the command Bradley Cooper has as the lead. Unlike the recent What Happens in Vegas, The Hangover has the ingredients needed to make a good and often hilarious comedy and actually takes place in Vegas for longer than five minutes. Dare I say, The Hangover is the best Vegas comedy and certainly is the best comedy of the year…read more [atomic popcorn]
The Hangover Clip: Stu’s Song
Only a few days before “The Hangover” premiere here’s a silly song by Stu (Ed Helms) about the adventures the guys have had while trying to recover their friend Doug (Justin Bartha), who disappeared after a wild bachelor party none of them can remember.
Ed Helms As Stu In The Hangover | Wallpaper
The comedy directed by Todd Phillips from the script by Jon Lucas which stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha and Heather Graham among the others, opens theaters June 5th, 2009.
Find more about the movie – posters, photos and trailers at “The Hangover” FF Movie Page
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The Hangover Red Band Trailer And Movie Photos
A new red band trailer for “The Hangover” comedy directed by Todd Phillips from the script by Jon Lucas is now available. Check it out below. Take a look also at images from the movie.
Two days before his wedding, Doug and his three friends drive to Las Vegas for a blow-out bachelor party they’ll never forget. But, in fact, when the three groomsmen wake up the next morning, they can’t remember a thing. For some reason, they find a tiger in the bathroom and a six-month-old baby in the closet of their suite at Caesars Palace. The one thing they can’t find is Doug.
“The Hangover,” which stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha and Heather Graham among the others, opens theaters June 5th, 2009.
Christina Ricci to play in ‘Long Time Gone’
Christina Ricci has revealed that she wants to concentrate on family films in the future.
The actress said she is tired of playing tortured souls and enjoyed the opportunity to star in her first action movie Speed Racer.
According to reports Ricci will star in Adam Davidson’s drama ‘Long Time Gone‘, alongside with Anjelica Huston, Josh Lucas and Justin Bartha.
Ricci will play a mysterious woman who enters the life of a dysfunctional family and turns it upside down.
The film will be based on April Stevens‘ 1994 debut novel ‘Angel Angel‘.
Davidson has previously directed episodes for numerous television series, and received both the Palme d’Or and the Academy Award for his 1989 short The Lunch Date.
