The BEST comedy of the year!!!!

Rating: 9/10 (25 August 2009)

Oh my god. I simply had to write this critique straight off the theaters. There is no way to exemplify how much fun and original this movie is without raving on and on about it all night (which would make me disclose a million spoilers, and you don't want me to do that).
It's about four friends, one of them is getting married in two days, and they decide to go to Las Vegas to have their bachelor party. Everything starts out all right, with the four dudes toasting atop the rooftop of their Vegas hotel to a wonderful unfolding night, and then we fast forward to the next morning, when three of them awake in their hotel bedroom (which is wrecked beyond repair and features a hilarious set of new additions) and they notice the groom is missing. What's worse, none remembers what happened the night before. And so begins their two-day adventure through Vegas trying to find their lost partner and, in the way, discovering the hysterically crazy things they did that night.
At first, it may seem like your typical bromedy, and you indulge in the movie's plot expecting to have a few laughs and later forget about it. But you get, oh, so much more. The character development is spot-on, the plot is seriously funny and (wow) believable even in its absurdity. The performances are very good, the directing is awesome. The film actually involves you, and it doesn't take itself too seriously and it doesn't try to be funny, unlike other comedies who seem to strain themselves to force laughter out of you. This is a truly special comedy, perhaps the best comedy I've seen all year.
The screenplay itself is worthy of its praise, and I wouldn't be amazed if it pulls a stunt at next year's Oscars receiving an Academy Award nod. Todd Phillips certainly rein-vindicated himself and his film earned a rightful spot among those which we'll remember for some time to come. Why, it's even better than "Pineapple Express" and "I Love You, Man", which I also consider to be excellent bromedies.
Whether you simply want to be entertained, or whether you want to experience a fun, modern comedy that's both hilarious and perfectly-made, you can't miss out on this one.
Rating: 3 and a half stars out of 4!!