Sunday, June 28, 2009

The Hangover : hang your worries over and just enjoy

I couldn't remember when was the last time I had so much fun in cinema. And considering the fact that I was having one of the most boring, lonely and ****ed-up (a common phrase used throughout the movie too) weekend; I could not be more thankful to this gem of a comedy. I had been waiting for this movie ever since I had seen its trailer. This one promises to be plain, simple, no-holds-barred comedy and this is exactly what it delivers. The jokes keep coming at such a pace that you can hardly have time to breathe. They just keep you rolling. At times, they are quite outrageous, coarse and gross; but that's what makes this movie so enjoyable.

Set in Las Vegas, "The Hangover", directed by Todd Philips, centres around three buddies who took their close friend to throw a bachelor party just two nights before his wedding and ended up losing him. As they say "What could possibly go wrong in a bachelor party in Vegas?" The answer, "Everything !!!". All of the three woke up next morning in a hotel suite with a chicken in the room, a (this part is amazing) tiger in the bathroom and a baby in the closet. And the weirdest thing is none of them could remember a single thing about what had happened the night before. They must trace back their friend and to do so, they must trace back the events of the night. Now you get it - a perfect setup for a hilarious comedy, isn't it? Watch it to enjoy what happens next.

Bradley Cooper (as Phil Wenneck), Ed Helms (as Stu Price) and Zach Galifianakis (as Alan Garner) are all incredible in their respective roles. Phil was the smartest and coolest of them all. Stu, a dentist by profession, is pretty impatient and being constantly nagged by his annoying girlfriend. But the character Alan is way different than the rest. When he delivers, he does it in such a manner that everybody in the audience just goes crazy. There are some other incredibly funny characters in the movie including a Chinese guy Mr. Chow among the bunch. And don't miss the wedding song towards the end of the movie, you may never hear anything like this one again.

At conclusion, I must say this movie may well be the best comedy in years. Go with a gang of your buddies and have the time of your life.

(Caution: The movie has been given "A" certificate [adults] in India and given the nature of the jokes and some scenes, rightly so)

1 comment:

mahesh thipparthi said...

amazing written review...so i must watch this movie...for your review if not for the content of the movie