Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Helluva ‘Hangover’

It’s lewd, crude, and damn hilarious. “The Hangover” has juvenile humor working for it, and is reminiscent of the goofy, adult-oriented Apatow and Farrelly comedies.

The most messed-up bachelor party in Vegas was a night to remember, but the revelers (Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis) don’t remember a blessed thing about it. They wake up and discover the groom-to-be (Justin Bartha) missing, a tiger in the bathroom, and a seemingly abandoned baby. This once, child endangerment and the effects of roofie consumption are funny, and the characters, while not exactly archetypal (there’s the pushover, the gifted weirdo, the cool family man), fulfill their comedic purpose. When pieced together, the formed puzzle is actually simpler than one might expect, but it still has more than its share of laugh-out-loud inanities.

“The Hangover” is currently in Metro Manila cinemas.

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