The Hangover III – No Hangover required

Rating: 7/10 (7 June 2013)

So this is a film which I was really hesitant to go see as The Hangover II left me with an utter sense of disappointment, But never judging a movie by its trailer (Usually trailers give far to much away) I decided to go watch this film with two of my best friends.
This film has a great beginning which although less chuckle worthy sets the film in motion, which helped drive what plot there was along, This characters are all still there but with more of a focus on the weird and wonderful Alan, Now for this point the film should not have been called the hangover III it should have been called Alan the movie which all in all is not a bad point BUT This film works on more of an Action / Thriller genre with humor thrown in where needed, And as a comedy, the writing has certainly changed to keep it fresh without the constant use of old jokes (Baby masturbating / monkey wenis) The comedy is extremely funny in places but with some obvious cheap laughs thrown in because some of the scenes would seem bland.
On the directing front this is still directed by the same director todd phillips, although with the directing style and the cinematic shots you would not honestly be able to tell. But this also goes to show he is a diverse Director with a good future in action movies in his future too As with all the hangover films the soundtrack is brilliantly chosen which adds to the chaos we usually see in the film Some fresh faces turn up here and there and some old faces that was not quite as memorable and lots of type cast roles (John Goodman) but still with some great acting This film will have you laughing but wishing it was better than the original This film scores a 7 / 10 Not too original but also a better than average comedy