THE HANGOVER 3 ("IT ENDS......IN SUCH A BAD WAY!")

May 31, 2013

Cast: Bradley Cooper, Zach Galfianakis, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha.

Director: Todd Philips.

When The Hangover came out in 2009 it was a really fresh concept that catapulted both the cast and the crew into stardom. Come the carbon copy sequel The Hangover 2 in 2011 and the signs of deterioration started getting apparent. Now with The Hangover 3 it goes beyond correction.

Alan’s father dies not being able to cope up with his son’s condition. So Doug, Phil and Stu along with Alan’s family decides to take him to an intervention centre. Meanwhile Chow escapes from the Bangkok Prison. On the way to the intervention centre the Wolf pack is kidnapped by Marshall(John Goodman) who wants them to find Chow for the gold bars he stole from Marshall.

If you think that’s the perfect recipe for a Wolf pack adventure then you are in for a misfortune! After setting up the scene beautifully till then Tod Phillips forgets the fact that it’s best not to tamper with the original (something which he also forgot while making the second part).

The jokes are lame the situations have nothing new to them and after a point (and a few genuine laughs) you reach a saturation point just because of the repetitiveness, a sort of déjà vu sets in.

While the hardcore fans of the franchise might cheer for the film it would not be too much to say that this is nothing less than an insult to the original.

Finally one really baffling thing about this third part is the involvement of one of the greatest actors in Hollywood, John Goodman, the role has neither the scope for nor the requirement of a big actor.

The second part earned around 600 million dollars worldwide notwithstanding the fact that it was nowhere near the first. But it seems highly unlikely that this final part will do the same for the producers!

I am giving a 2/5 for The Hangover 3. You would not want to watch this if you want to cherish the memories of the original.

IMDB Rating

Rating Scale (Out of 5)

Less than 2                   -           Unwatchable.

2    to 2.25                   -           Below average.

2.5 to 2.75                   -           Average.

                                 

3    to 3.25                   -           Good.

3.5 to 3.75                   -           Really Good.

4    to 4.25                   -           Great.

4.5 and above               -          Extraordinary.