My Favorite Movie of the Summer

Rating: 10/10 (2 September 2009)

The Hangover is summer's best film! I won't go into details about the funny parts because if you are one of the few people who still haven't seen it, words just won't do this film justice. I will, however, give kudos to those involved in making this movie.
Primarily, the film works as a result of a brilliant narrative device: we are just as clueless as the characters are about what happened the night before. As the film progresses, we are given one shocking revelation after another, each building to high comedy. The momentum is almost non-stop!
A lot of the humor is also generated from the corky characters and how they react to each shocking development. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis all turn in brilliant performances and stay in character rather than just acting goofy. The fact that they all seem so believable makes the chaos that they face all the more hysterical.
Laughter is valuable to your health and it is hard to produce an effective comedy these days. Anyone who needs to laugh is well served by seeing this movie; even if you don't need a laugh: see this movie!!