Need to Be Hung Over to Get Over It.

Rating: 2/10 (19 June 2015)

The Hangover, Part 2 (2011): Dir: Todd Phillips / Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Paul Giamatti: The first problem with this film is that it does what many sequels do. It repeats the exact same premise yet attempts to disguise it with either a bigger budget or a different location. Here is a sequel to The Hangover, one of the best, funniest and original comedies of the decade and it is followed by a sequel of the same ingredients packaged in Bangkok. With that said, one of the guys is getting married but his fiancé desires the wedding take place in her home in Thailand, but as expected, the guys have that one drink that evaporates their minds and has them awaken in a roach infested hotel in Bangkok. From there it is a series of events to find the bride's missing brother whose severed finger is found. The conclusion is pretty much the same as the first film but without the awe. Todd Phillips will remain a sought after director after the first film became a huge surprise hit in 2009. This time his cast recite the same material that they mastered in Vegas. Bradley Cooper wishes not to travel to Thailand but does on request. Ed Helms plays the dentist getting married and awakens with a tattoo on the side of his face. Zach Galifianakis as Al continues his stunned bewilderment. Ken Jeong returns as criminal Mr. Chow whose high energy forgets that he is a wanted man. Paul Giamatti was comic gold in Private Parts but here as an undercover cop he is as bland as the film. This time he is stuffed into an ice box instead of a car trunk. In the end it can never sober up to the original film's brilliance. Score: 2 / 10