different, but not all that bad.

Rating: 7/10 (2 June 2013)

the third installment of the series is here, in which stu (helms),phil (cooper) and alan (galifianakis) on their way to an intervention centre get nabbed by marshall (goodman) and are told that their old frenemy chow (jeong) stole from him and they have to get him back and return the gold he stole. now first off, a change in the regular flow was commendable but flawed, now let us all remember that the sheer twists and turns of the first installment was what impressed us all, but the same surprise is nowhere to be seen in the next two installments. the humor seemed stale and you constantly get the been there seen that feeling throughout,but zach galifianakis again comes out as the shining light and somewhat lights up this lukewarm affair. bradley cooper and ed helms pull of the same straight faces that made them a hit in the first two installments,but something different this time around would've left a larger impact. the film although does offer some humor regardless of whether it was offensive, stale or plain dumb. there were a lot of animal cruelty moments in the film that seemed unnecessary and made most of the people in the audience quiver in their seats. the dark humor slash action extravaganza addition did add an extra element but did it work ? not consistently enough. lastly i'll have to say i'll miss the wolfpack, but considering this is their last appearance, i think it's best not to tarnish what once was an extremely promising case of entertainment. i give this 6 out of 10 stars, only for a few chuckles and some decent acting.