Where are the laughs?

Rating: 3/10 (9 December 2013)

It may be hard to imagine, I know, but "The Hangover Part III" is an even worse movie than "The Hangover Part II." I won't bore you with the details of the "plot;" just know that the movie begins with a giraffe decapitation, then goes downhill from there.
Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms play virtual straight men to Zach Califianakis and Ken Jeong, the latter as the notorious Mr. Chow, whose theft of $20 million worth of gold from mob boss John Goodman winds up getting all the boys in trouble. The least member of the Wolf Pack, Justin Bartha, lucks out yet again by being safely escorted off-screen for most of the duration. Clearly, he has a more influential agent than the other actors.
The movie might have been better - and certainly more honest - if it had just been titled "The Chow Show," since he pretty much takes over every scene he's in - and not always to the movie's or the audience's benefit.
If Hollywood had any mercy at all on its paying customers, it would immediately announce that there are currently no plans for a "Hangover Part IV," nor will there ever be.