Hilarious, but not as good as the first.

Rating: 8/10 (26 May 2011)

I went to see the midnight showing of The Hangover Part II with about 20 Friends on Wednesday night, and the majority of us agreed that it was not quite as good as the first one. Perhaps it is wrong to go in ready to compare it to the first one, but it is hard not to when the first one set such high expectations. In my opinion, The Hangover was brilliant, hilarious, and damn near flawless. It kept my attention throughout the entire movie, and there were times when I was literally choking and crying from laughing so hard. There are a few moments when this happened in Part II, however, it did not happen quite as often.After about the first 30 minutes, the comedy seemed to die down a bit. Once you are re-introduced to Alan, and after you get the feeling of "Here we go again" when the characters wake up in another effed up situation, the movie seems to take a more dramatic tone. Don't get me wrong, there are still several funny parts from this point on, but the comedy isn't really consistent. There were times when I wouldn't laugh for 15 minutes. Overall, it was a great movie and I plan to see it in theaters again and also buy it when it comes out on Blu-Ray. However, don't go in expecting it to be leaps and bounds better than the first. Also, don't try and over analyze it or try to find similarities between the two (as many of my friends did), but enjoy it for what it is. I definitely recommend anyone who enjoys comedies to check this one out.