(MOVIE REVIEW) The Hangover Part II proves that you can always go back to the well, especially if that well contains a Wolfpack.

I love a good dessert. No matter how good a meal is I always enjoy dessert more. It’s a weakness. I could sit down to a Beef Wellington prepared by Gordon Ramsay and it may be the single greatest meal that I have ever eaten, but a piece of cheesecake afterwards will make the dinner a long forgotten build up that ends with perfection. So, if The Hangover was the meal, The Hangover Part II is the dessert. It does something that is often attempted and almost always failed to achieve…it’s arguably better than the original. 

We, yet again, find ourselves about to witness a marriage. This time it’s Stu (Helms) that is getting married. He and his fiancé are getting married in Thailand and the whole group is invited, except for Alan (Galifianakis). After some pressuring from Phil (Cooper) and Doug (Bartha), Stu finally agrees to let Alan come to the wedding. Stu, wanting to keep the surprises to a minimum, only agrees to a single beer on the beach to commemorate the night. They wake up in a Bangkok motel with no memory of the previous night. Teddy, Stu’s soon to be brother in law, is missing and the guys must find a way to get him back, to try to remember the events of the previous night and to make it back in time for Stu’s wedding. 

If the story sounds familiar it’s because it is basically the same format from the first film. This was my biggest problem when I first heard about this movie being made. I didn’t think that the same movie in a different location with different jokes would be worth watching. I’m glad to say that I was wrong. The format doesn’t really matter in movies like this. It’s just a device. A situation to overcome. That is all. When it comes to this type of movie the jokes and character interactions are what matter. That is something that this movie does incredibly well. 

Worth the admission? 100% yes. This movie doesn’t miss a single opportunity to cash in on a joke. It’s an R Rated comedy and it is rated as such for a very good reason, but if you don’t mind a comedy like this I would recommend that you make your way to a theater to see it this weekend. 

Note: Let me know which Hangover you preferred and why