A new yardstick for comedy genre

Rating: Null/10 (8 July 2011)

Time and again the audience has proved fresh thoughts and new ideas are lapped up with immense joy and the success-o-meter of "The Hangover" is the proof. It goes without saying that the writing takes the crowning glory. Very smart, quite clever, intelligent and definitely out-of-box thinking translated into pen and paper.
The four lead characters are so distinctly separate that everyone carves a niche in your head. Bradley "Phil" Cooper, the super-confident hulk obviously gets icing on the cake with the length of the screen time. Ed "Stu" Helms leaves an impression on how a typical alpha-male transforms into a prey to the BDSM acts of the oppressor, to the point its become an acquired taste. Zach "Alan" Galifianakis is a lovable character whom you would love to hate, but later unveils his hidden talent. Justin "Doug" Bartha, the bachelor who makes everybody do a chicken-run is found only in the beginning and in the end. Heather Graham has a limited screen time and she doesn't miss the opportunity to pop-out her "hidden" talent. Jeffrey Tambor as the would-be father-in-law leaves an impression. And yes Mike Tyson is a bonus in the movie.
The good thing about the screenplay is the "blacks out portions" of the bachelors party which builds up the suspense quite effectively. A few snaps as the credit rolls attempts to provide few clues though. Some good one-liners and a few memorable scenes are bound to be topics of water-cooler discussion.
Here hoping the sequel manages to raise the bar yet again - fingers x'ed.