Hilarious instant classic comedy - "Bachelor Party" meets "Wedding Crashers" ; Galifinkais steals the film!

Rating: 10/10 (8 June 2009)

THE HANGOVER (2009) **** Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifanakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham, Sasha Barrese, Jeffrey Tambor, Ken Jeong, Rachael Harris, Mike Epps, Rob Riggle, Cleo King, Bryan Callen, Matt Walsh (Cameo as himself: Mike Tyson) Uproariously raunchy buddy/road-trip comedy with four pals en route to Las Vegas for a bachelor party for groom-to-be Bartha, but results in an aftermath of epic proportions of not recollecting any events of the debauchery that has led them to the titular condition of mistaken identity, a criminal element, a baby, and the missing groom! The inspired lunacy of comic trio Cooper (the brash Vince Vaughn part), Helms (the geeky Ben Stiller bit) and especially the hilarious Galifinakis (in a one for the film vault turn that rivals John Belushi busting onto the screen in ANIMAL HOUSE; it is that memorable!) is worth the price (less) admission for a howlingly funny comedy instant classic with a truly uproarious screenplay by Jon Lucas & Scott More and Todd Phillips (who continues his traditional skeevy cameo) is heir apparent to Ivan Reitman. One of the year's funniest comedies and one of the funniest comedies ever!