Review of I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (2009) by Steve S — 16 Feb 2010

*1/2 (out of four).

I have a feeling this film was about to be tossed in the can or at best sent stright to video. But, a little movie called "The Hangover" came out and turned out to be a huge success. This one quickly was released and compared to the other film. The comparisons, however, are not good.

Dan is getting married! So he must be swept away to a naughty bachelor party by his annoying friend Tucker and depressed friend Drew. They leave town and head to the raunchiest strip club in Salem N.C. While there they meet hot silicon strippers, drink way too much and get in fights. No surprises there.

The biggest hurdle this film fails to overcome is in making us care what happens to these three characters. None are very likeable and their crude and obnoxious dialogue actually makes us hate them. The movie also can't convince us why these three are friends with each other in the first place. It just doesn't gel. There isn't a single moment that shows their frienship attraction to each other. Lastly, no one learns anything in the end. The script would like us to think that Tucker is a changed man, but, alas, he isn't.