The Hangover - what happens in Vegas has never been funnier - NOW PLAYING AT DELUXE CINEMAS
Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham and Mike Epps.
The old adage what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas has never meant so much in the history of human interaction. It’s kind of like a bombastic trailer for a Vietnam-era movie complete with the sounds of a chopper blaring overhead: “Four went in, but only three came out!” On the surface, it’s the quintessential Animal House road trip boys night out gone wrong… gone very wrong.
Four friends drive to the Nevada landmark on a bachelor party to celebrate the impending nuptials of college pal Doug (Justin Bartha). The main instigator of the weekend of debauchery is Phil (Cooper), a blond frat-boy type who is perhaps reliving his bachelor days through the innocent eyes of Doug. Stu (Ed Helms), is the stereotypical uptight pal with a fiancé waiting at home checking his every move. This woman puts the shrew in shrewish, hurling one expletive after another at her lapdog boyfriend. Rounding out the merry quartet is Alan (Zach Galifianakis) the, well, um, borderline developmentally delayed brother-in-law with a heart of gold and not much else going for him, except for maybe a deft hand at Blackjack.
After a fun-filled evening, the men wake up to a scene that looks a tad different than the night before. Could it be the 400lb-tiger in the bathroom? How about the baby boy in the bedroom? Actually it’s the missing Doug factor that trumps the others as the most serious, and before long, the boys are out and about Sin City backtracking their every move in a bid to retrieve the hapless groom before the ceremony begins in less than 24 hours. There is one thing that makes their task a little tricky, but you have to see for yourself to find out what the fuss is about. Let’s just say any movie featuring a stripper, a jacked police car, a tiny Chinese warlord and Mike Tyson can’t be all bad.
And whatever you do, don’t leave the theatre before the credits roll. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. To the projector operator at Deluxe: Let the credits roll!
The Hangover rated R for pervasive language, sexual content including nudity, and some drug material. Coming soon to the Deluxe Cinemas on High Street, St. John’s.
3 1/2 popcorns out of 5
