The Hangover is funny but not deeply so. There's a difference between funny incidents piled up in a line and people who make us laugh because of who they are.
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06/19/09
The Hangover (2009)
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Reviews Counted:193
Fresh:151
Rotten:42
Average Rating:6.7/10
Consensus: With a clever script and hilarious interplay among the cast, The Hangover nails just the right tone of raunchy humor, and the non-stop laughs overshadow any flaw.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Jun 11, 2009 Wide
US Box Office: $277,156,483
Synopsis: From "Old School" director Todd Phillips comes a comedy about a bachelor party gone very, very wrong. Two days before his wedding, Doug (JUSTIN BARTHA) drives to Las Vegas with his best buddies... [More]
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha
Director: Todd Phillips
Reviews for The Hangover
Top CriticIt doesn't help that the central cast is almost entirely forgettable, from the smug lounge lizardry of Bradley Cooper to the boisterous Jack Black-lite of Zach Galifianakis.
06/12/09
Top CriticHilarious from go-to-whoa and visually compelling in its rarely seen Vegas-by-day aesthetic, The Hangover is the very definition of raucous entertainment, and will undoubtedly rate as one of the comedies of the year.
06/11/09
Top CriticWhat makes any film work, and this is particularly true of comedy, is making it real, even though everything we’re seeing is completely unbelievable. I laughed a lot with this one.
06/10/09
Top CriticA stripper, a stolen police car, a tazer gun demonstration, illegal drugs, a used condom, a naked Asian gambler, a bawling baby, a bemused chicken and a tiger are part of this outrageously rowdy and funny comedy that is anything but a headache
06/05/09
Top CriticThe raucous, raunchy laughs are indeed plentiful and the gags often outrageous, but what really drives the film is the unpredictability of the script.
09/07/09
Leave the kids at home, round up a group of guys and head out to the theater for a good time.
08/30/09
Fear and loathing and douchebaggery in Las Vegas
08/25/09
O mais surpreendente é o cuidado com que o roteiro desenvolve seus tręs personagens principais.
08/22/09
The Hangover isn't painful to watch. If friends drag you to this movie, you won't hate them afterwards. But maybe it'll seem a lot funnier if you are drinking.
08/11/09
It is easily the most unlabored comedy of the recent past. But seriously, how many times has a story like this been told?
08/03/09
You'd have to be drunk%u2026
08/03/09
It is classless, it is tasteless, it is idiotic, it is juvenile and it is something your mother totally wouldn't approve of. But it also is flat-out hilarious.
07/17/09
My only complaint about The Hangover is that so many excellent moments were ruined by the preview. The Hangover, particularly Ed Helms, is very funny. Don't bring a family member and don't try any of this at home.
07/14/09
Easily, one of summer's more outrageous, funny comedies.
07/14/09
Galifianakis is a revelation of wrong.
07/12/09
Comedies have rarely been as lazy as this, nor have they been so adamantly stupid.
06/19/09
You could say his new film The Hangover is the Reservoir Dogs of party movies. Reservoir Dogs was a heist film that never shows you the heist, and The Hangover is about a wild night in Vegas that only shows the aftermath.
06/18/09
Rising-star Bradley Cooper and gang represent the dirtbag element that has become acceptable in contemporary comedy.
06/17/09
Who knew that we needed a 'Dude, Where's My Car?' for grownups?
06/16/09
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