Meh, Bleh, and ugh!

Rating: 3/10 (13 August 2011)

I was surprised how much I actually liked the first movie. I'm just glad I didn't pay full price to see this one. A couple of months ago my little brother was in town and we were going to see a movie: either this or X-Men First Class. I told him we could see this if he paid. We saw X-Men. I'm glad we did. I finally saw the Hangover part Two last night thinking I could possibly be surprised again (in a good way) I was not. This movie is raunchier than the first one, but no where near as funny. The new characters of Lauren and Teddy were likable enough, but trying to hit all of the funniest plot points from the first film was annoying, forced, and boring. Tracy was somewhat annoying in this in that she begged Doug to talk Stu into inviting Alan to his wedding then is all "what is wrong with you three" Um nothing. It's your seriously disturbed brother you insisted on inviting. Alan's antics were somewhat funny in the first film, but he seriously crossed the line in the second when his actions put people in danger and he was threatening people with violence. Seriously the guy needs to be put in a mental ward. He could have killed Teddy when he was deliberately trying to drug him so he could have Stu, Phil, and Doug to himself for the weekend. And Teddy, Stu and the rest of the family weren't the least bit upset that a monkey had his finger? What about Alan getting Chow involved? An international criminal who tried to kill them in the first movie? Why did Tracy come to get Doug, but Lauren didn't come to get Stu and Teddy? And Stu is okay with all this in the end? I liked him embracing the fact that he has a "dark side" and standing up to his father-in-law, that is the only element from the first movie worth trying to repeat. Phil's actions are disturbing as well: wanting Stu to lie to Teddy's family about what happened to him. Guys doing a bunch of stupid crap while drunk is funny. Guys doing criminal activity while not drunk is not funny. If Stu and Doug have any brains, they will ditch Phil and Alan. I really hope they don't make a third movie like Todd Phillips seems to be considering. It felt like the characters were sleepwalking from plot point to plot point in this film. It just didn't have the flow or delivery of the first. Ed Helms and the others can make better use of their time and their talents. The first film made them household names, but they shouldn't let crappy sequels ruin their careers.