If you like the first, you'll like this one

Rating: 6/10 (31 May 2011)

I thought "Hangover" was funny, but I wasn't in love with it like most people I know. It was just a slapstick-type of movie that wasn't very memorable for me. The second is a carbon copy. So if you liked the first one, you should like the second one. I really don't get those who low-rate it (Roeper) simply because it's like the first. The fact that the same formula was used does not in and of itself make it a "bad" movie, which is the biggest dig I hear about the sequel. No. A good movie is a good movie...even if it's like its predecessor.
I'm giving the movie a 7 because it was HILARIOUS. Raunchy as all get-out, maybe a little too much so at some points, but still it delivers what it sets out to deliver: mouth-wide-open at how far they dare to go shock mixed with fun and humor and even a little sentimentalism. That's the takeaway from this movie. It is EXACTLY what you think, what you expect, what you are hoping for. It is a movie customized for its audience. That's all it is and that's all it promises to be and if you liked the first one, leave your over-expectation at the door and just enjoy an encore.