There comes a time in a man's life when he must wave goodbye and say good riddance to his lurid debaucheries. His past evils must be purged before submitting to a baptized life under the holiest of matrimonies, which in turn climax in a night of unforgotten horrors, atrocities, and regrets. This purgation comes in the form of the Bachelor party.
Traveling to the modern incarnate of Sin City in
"The Hangover," director Todd Phillips again explores the buddy comedy, which he struck comedic gold with in 2003's "Old School" and not so much in 2005's reboot of the famed television show "Starsky and Hutch." Returning to top form, Phillips tells the story of three men -- a wannabe playboy and schoolteacher (Bradley Cooper), an emasculated dentist (Ed Helms), and the hobbit-like brother in-law (Zach Galifianakis). After awakening to blinding hangovers, a tiger in the bathroom, a baby in the closet, and a missing groom (Justin Bartha), the unlikely trio must retrace the previous night's events of who-knows-what in 48 hours to make it home in time for the wedding. Though mostly devoid of plot or any worthwhile female characters, "The Hangover" is an uproariously raunchy depiction of Vegas at its most decadent and depraved.
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