not much on paper but the finished product is hard to dislike

Rating: Null/10 (13 June 2009)

A simple, familiar setup is actually made worthwhile in this amusingly raunchy comedy. Four friends from Los Angeles, one soon to be married the other three his loyal groomsmen, take a trip to Las Vegas to have the time of their lives and give the would-be groom a night he'll never forget. It actually turns into a night they all forget when they awake the next morning with a bad hangover, no recollection of what occurred the previous night, and a series of misadventures that only grow stranger as they try to piece together the events of their wild "bachelor party." What initially sounds like a variation on the dreadful stoner comedy Dude, Where's My Car? actually produces some very clever results with more than enough vulgar and very funny gags, appealing characters, and a feel-good tone. Slow at first, but the more out of control the jokes get the more laughs they produce, even though it does arrive at an inevitable conclusion. Beyond that it's wildly good fun. ***