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They're back, and they're crazier and -- believe it or not --raunchier than the last time they (and we) endured their hangover. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha and Zach Galifianakis are back as Phil, Stu, Doug and Alan as they all pile on a plane and head for Thailand for Stu's wedding.
The movie is really quite good right up to the point where the boys go out for a bonfire on the beach.
Determined to avoid the pitfalls of Vegas and determined not to make things worse with a hostile father-in-law, Stu is being extremely careful not to let anything spin out of control.
Things go fairly well, and the movie is really quite good right up to the point where the boys go out for a bonfire on the beach. Next thing we know, they're emerging from a blazing stupor in a seedy hotel room scrambling to figure out where they are and why Stu's 16-year-old future brother-in-law is missing and his ring finger has been left behind. It's a real problem considering he's a musical prodigy, a medical student and his father's pride and joy.
To make things worse, Chou, the dubious gangster left over from Vegas, is discovered by a drug dealing monkey (that's something almost impossible to explain here) buried in a pile of blankets, betrayed by a part of his uncovered anatomy. By now it's becomes obvious that the wheels are going to fall off and anything is possible in this film.
I have no idea how this film slipped by with only an R rating. It should be NC-17.
The famous line from the Supreme Court regarding obscenity is that, "You'll know it when you see it." Well, in "The Hangover Part II," you see it, and I mean you see it. "Crying Game" and "Full Monte" moments just contribute to the list of scenes meant to shock as the boys retrace their steps in search of answers.
Add to all of this a cheesy ending that somehow asks us to believe that Stu's fiancée and her father will overlook the lost days that have produced facial tattoos, bullet wounds, the maiming of little brother, and untold debauchery all melting into family bliss as the nuptials go forward as planned. Are you kidding me?
I have no idea how this film slipped by with only an R rating. It should be NC-17. Zero stars for "The Hangover Part II."
