This is so damn funny!

Rating: Null/10 (27 June 2012)

The Hangover directed by Todd Philips is one of the best comedy movies I have ever witnessed.
The movie right from its start till it ends is like a laughing gas which never stops.
Story: Angelenos Doug Billings (Justin Bartha) and Tracy Garner (Sasha Barrese) are about to get married. Two days before the wedding, the four men in the wedding party - Doug, Doug's two best buddies Phil Wenneck (Bradley Cooper) and Stu Price (Ed Helms), and Tracy's brother Alan Garner (Zach Galifianakis) - hop into Tracy's father's beloved Mercedes convertible for a 24-hour stag party to Las Vegas. Phil, a married high school teacher, has the same maturity level as his students when he's with his pals. Stu, a dentist, is worried about everything, especially what his controlling girlfriend Melissa (Rachael Harris) thinks. Because she disapproves of traditional male bonding rituals, Stu has to lie to her about the stag, he telling her that they are going on a wine tasting tour in the Napa Valley. Regardless, he intends on eventually marrying her, against the advice and wishes of his friends. And Alan seems to be unaware of what are considered the social graces of the western world. The morning after their arrival in Las Vegas, they awaken in their hotel suite each with the worst hangover. None remembers what happened in the past twelve or so hours. The suite is in shambles. And certain things are in the suite that shouldn't be, and certain things that should be in the suite are missing. Probably the most important in the latter category is Doug. As Phil, Stu and Alan try to find Doug using only what little pieces of information they have at hand, they go on a journey of discovery of how certain things got into the suite and what happened to the missing items. However they are on a race for time as if they can't find Doug in the next few hours, they are going to have to explain to Tracy why they are not yet back in Los Angeles. And even worse, they may not find Doug at all before the wedding.
There's even another character named Chow who comes toward the end of the movie.The reason why I mentioned the character is because he is one actor for whom Hangover must be watched!He is so damn funny! The direction is marvelous.
The dialogs are the icing of the cake.Special mention of those delivered by Chow in the end or even delivered by Zach Galifianakis at several scenes.
Performances: Hangover also works because of some superb performances delivered by its cast.Special mention of Zach Galifianakis who just simply stands out with his amazing comic timing.Bradely Cooper is very good.While Ed Helms is funny.Heather Graham,Sasha Barrese,Jeffrey Tambor and Rachael Harris are fine. Ken Jeong as Chow is truly a scene-stealer.Rob Riggle and Cleo King as the cops are hilarious.Mike Tyson in a cameo is awesome.
All in all,Hangover is an excellent comedy movie.I am giving it a nine on ten.Go,have a laugh!