More laughs in store with Hangover Part II

Rating: 6/10 (29 August 2011)

If you thought things couldn't get any crazier than the first instalment of this film set in Vegas, boy are you in for a surprise with the sequel. The Hangover Part II is a comedy about four friends who travel to Thailand for their friend Stu's wedding (played by Ed Helms. The father of the bride-to-be hates his future son in law so much so that he compares him to wet rice meant for old people and little kids during his dinner celebration the night before the wedding. Although Stu insists that he doesn't want a bachelor party, his friends - Phil (Bradley Cooper), (newlywed)Doug (Justin Bartha) and Alan(Zach Galifianakis) convince him to go downstairs and have a few beers on the beach in front of a campfire. The proverbial joker of the bunch Alan harbours a dangerous disliking for the bride's little brother Teddy (Mason Lee) and this time spikes the marshmallows. However everyone accidentally eats the potent brew and ends up in Bangkok for a wild night on the town which none of them can remember.
Mr. Chow (Ken Jeong) is back in this sequel and ends up in the mix upon Alan's invitation and let's just say things get a little bit off balance with some Russian gangsters, a monkey, a severed finger, a face tattoo, a drug bust by the FBI, a missing Teddy, a brawl with the police and a monk! It's a must see movie if you're into that kind of thing. When there seems to be no hope of finding Teddy, just as before this time Stu is the one that has an epiphany triggered by a glass of water and rushes back to the place where they woke up where he is hidden in the elevator. The friends are reunited and make their way back just in time for the wedding on Chow's boat where they have a crash landing. In the end, Stu wins the respect of the bride's father and Mike Tyson is back and sings at the reception which is Alan's gift to the newlyweds. The bunch finally relives the night's activities through photos found on Teddy's phone which once again they make a pact to delete after the wedding. It's an action comedy at its best, I give this movie 6 stars!