hangover part 3 my review

Rating: 8/10 (3 June 2013)

The Hangover movies always had a mean/dark streak to them.( I mean the way Alan treats his mum isn't nice to say the least) The 3rd one is no exception. As usual it's Alan and Leslie Chow who are the instigators. Phil, Stu and Doug have moved on with their happy uneventful lives. Alan has gone overboard not taking his medicines which makes him even more unpredictable and mean that ever before. After a freak-accident with a giraffe, his father confronts him which doesn't end well for him because he dies immediately after-wards. On the funeral the Wolfpack reunites and after seeing some of Alans antics they decide to stage an intervention. So they get on their way to New Horizons which is supposed to make Alan a changed man. They never get there of course, because they get run of the road by a gang of thugs led by a guy called Marshall played by John Goodman. He lost a lot of money because of Leslie Chow and he figures the wolfpack has the best chance of finding this oddball. He takes poor Doug hostage and forces the others on their way to find Chow and his money. While it's true that the gags are scarce that doesn't mean the movie isn't funny. Also a lot of loose ends from the first movie get a fitting end. Especially seeing Jade doing really well is kinda gratifying. There's a very nice cameo by Melissa Mc Carthy who turns out to be the one for Alan. So while this isn't laughs all the way through it's still fun to watch and nowhere near as dull as the reviews had made me believe. Don't go away after it ends...there's one after credits scene which has to be seen to be believed.