Review of The Hangover Part III (2013) by Russell G — 13 Mar 2014

The Hangover is a perfect example of a movie that needs no sequels. The characters are enjoyable, but it is too hard to construct another adventure and recapture the same magic. The second movie was a rehash that simply attempted to be wilder, and the results are not so good.

This time the writers came up with something new and built on their previous adventures. It still pales in comparison to the original movie, but at least it does not feel like we have seen this movie before.

While it is marginally better than the second movie in some ways, it still has its own set of problems. This time the story is too serious and dark. Zach Galifianakis no longer seems like the funny wild card.

His character is troubled and in need of help from his family and friends. This is the wrong tone for this series. These characters are funny, but caring and sentimental they are not. This movie makes a fatal flaw and quintuples the amount of Mr.

Chow. Ken Jeong is hilarious as his signature character, but making him a main part of this story proves to be too much off a good thing. Worst of all the chemistry between Galifianakis, Ed Helms, and Bradley Cooper is fading.

It looks like they are just taking a layup and cashing a big check in this one. Even John Goodman and Mellissa McCarthy cannot inject new life in this. With any luck at all this will be the final chapter.