uses the same formula only not as effectively

Rating: Null/10 (31 May 2011)

The Wolfpack is back in this raucous follow-up to the smash hit. Just two years after their wild bachelor party in Las Vegas, Phil (Cooper), Stu (Helms), Alan (Galifianakis), and Doug (Bartha) travel to Thailand as Stu prepares to wed his beautiful fiancée Lauren. Wisely deciding against a bachelor party, Stu joins his pals for a drink the night before the wedding...but they awake in a stupor in Bangkok, and have to piece together the events of their wild night to make it to the wedding in time. Added to the group this time: the conspicuous Mr. Chow (presumably for more laughs), and Lauren's apt little brother Teddy (presumably for another plot device). With essentially the same setup albeit a different location, this redundant sequel lacks the element of surprise and ingenious plotting of its predecessor, instead relying heavily on outrageously raunchy gags and ribald shock value. A chance to reunite with the characters that made the first so enjoyable, but it's never as fresh or funny as you'd like it to be. **½