Could nave been funny. Wasn't.

Rating: 2/10 (24 December 2009)

Four friends go to Las Vegas to give one of them, Doug (Bartha), a bachelor party he will never forget. The next morning three of them wake up with no memory of what happened the night before and they can't find Doug.
This movie is a perfect example for not believing the hype when it comes to comedies. The new rule is if the movie is hyped too much (and it was), don't go see it, or leave the DVD on the shelf. This new rule should become a law. I'm working on that.
No good lines, just the usual banter when not one of them can remember anything. Eventually, they find clues that tells them things, but not the whole story. No good physical comedy either. Nothing was funny. No one stepped forward with the kind of timing comedy demands. No one. Oh, there are some gross comments, but I wouldn't call them funny or even humorous. I guess they were expected to be made.
And, here they are in Las Vegas. One would think there would be more shots of Vegas than there was. Total loss here. At this point I am wondering if the director was one of the three and forgot he had a movie to direct. Sad is all I can say.
I would simply call this a slice of life as would happen to you and to me. Nothing funny, just straight up concern for what happened and where is Doug? That kind of slice. No one even tried to be funny. See? Also, I am convinced there was a reason that the actors weren't nationally known. Well, except for Jeffrey Tabor, but his character didn't go to Vegas.
Wait a minute. I did laugh once. When the three are hauled into the police station and to get out of the damage they did, they made a deal and volunteered to be tasered to show school children what happens when someone is tasered. Kind of OMGish, but I have to admit to laughing.
Now I must issue a warning. They find the camera and the camera pictures tell them all they need to know about that night when they couldn't remember what happened. These pictures run during the credits and do show nudity, and simulated sex. Again, there is also nothing funny in these pictures. Just some are crude.
After watching many of these so-called comedies I just know I need to find my real home planet. In the meantime, I am going to abide by the new rule.
Violence: Yes. Sex: Yes, via the pictures at the end. Nudity: Yes, via the pictures at the end. Language: Yes.