Rating of
2/4
The same mediocre charade for the third time
memento_mori - wrote on 07/02/13
The Hangover Part III puts us back into the presence of the wolf pack, which is beginning to become a little boring.
I'll be honest: I'm tired of the Hangover movies. The first was something original and had likable characters. The sequel was a waste of time, we didn't need it. The third in the trilogy: The same scenario.
It has moments of laughter and chuckles, but most of the time it's the same charade all over again. Plus, Ken Jeong's typecasting (more on that later) and the character of Alan really started getting on my nerves.
It is also the unfunniest of the trilogy. Rarely did the comedic moments fall into place or have a good length, they seemed to drag on.
Surprisingly, the direction of Todd Phillips was not bad. A good majority of this film is made up of good shots and stylish film-techniques, with a good usage of slow-motion and angle, although the colors were a little too over-saturated, like a Michael Bay movie.
What didn't disappoint me, but still really confused me was: There is no Hangover.
It's called the Hangover, and yet: THERE IS NO HANGOVER. It doesn't make sense.
Ken Jeong's character gets way too much screen time. In the first Hangover he was fine, he was a funny side-character with not much depth, he drove the story forward.
In this film, he's the center of attention. And it's annoying. I can't pin a character on this guy. Is he good? Is he bad? Is he funny? Is he dramatic? I don't know! He tries to blend all of it into this laughable character that the movie didn't need.
Bradley Cooper looks so bored. He was Oscar-nominated, he nearly made me weep in The Place Beyond the Pines, but here he just looks like he wanted to get it behind him and wasn't enjoying it at all.
Here we go again. In general, it's a movie that I don't think anyone enjoyed making.
Except for maybe Zach Galifianakis and Ken Jeong. Kids...
