 |
| Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms |
Sporadically funny but disappointing "Hangover 3" is a mess
"The Hangover Part III," the third and (hopefully, thankfully) the last installment in the "The Hangover" franchise is mildly, scattershot funny at best, with a plot and jokes that are all over the place. A lousy excuse for a sequel, it's the worst of the three films but will likely still be a big hit. This time out the Wolf Pack, Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms) and Alan (Zach Galifianakis) are hired by a rich mob guy (John Goodman) to locate criminal Leslie Chow (Ken Jeong), who has escaped from a Thai prison and recover both Chow and some gold he took. The lame "The Hangover Part III" is a film without a hangover, and also without many hearty laughs. The first film had some fun, raunchy novelty, the second one ripped off the first film, and this one is just a poor attempt at any comedy. The biggest mistake with "Hangover 3" is the shrill annoyance of expanding the Chow character; Jeong is a talented comedian but Chow is a character that's meant to be memorably small, pop in and out, get a few laughs and disappear. The jokes revolving around Chow are meant to be low-brow and dark, but come across as just mean, offensive and most of the time, just plain digusting. The Wolf Pack ends up back in Vegas where it all started, but alas, it doesn't get any funnier. The bright spots include a Melissa McCarthy cameo that could've been expanded for more laughs, and the film's truly only hilarious scene, a post-credits scene that recalls the hilarious raunch of the original film. "The Hangover Part III" is a waste of talent, particularly Helms and Cooper (and only shows how overrated Galifianakis is) and an unfunny waste of time. A few laughs here and there, but largely unmemorable.
Wes's Grade: D
No comments:
Post a Comment