Review of Bachelor Party Vegas (2006) by Jeremy S — 08 Jan 2010

This movie felt like a lesser version of the The Hangover, as indeed the story is similar. Four guys head to Las Vegas for a weekend of debauchery. Sure enough, things go wrong as the guys get into one scrape after another.

This adult comedy is amusing at times, but is short on laughs. There were just too many gaps of non-funny in the movie. Also, the gross-out gags were too long. Sure, show us the fat guy in the g-string and the elderly prostitute, but do not leave them on screen for several minutes.

Those kind of jokes work well in quick cuts, but linger too long and we become numb to the humor. Also, I wonder about the sexual proclivities of the director, because the hot naked women only got a few seconds of screen time each.

Nothing against the gay guys out there, but a movie like this could have used more lingering shots of the hot women, especially when it did not have too much else going for it. What saved this movie was the overall concept being very good, despite a shoddy execution.

Plus, the message of the movie ended up being touching. If you come across this one on the Netflix streaming list, it is safe to check out, but don't expect too much of it.