As the audience know as little as the characters do the reactions ring true, they suspend disbelief as colossally silly events are only matched in magnitude by the sound of laughs in the theatre. Phillips has no qualms puts his characters through the wringer, there's one shocking revelation after another as the people, animals and events they encountered the night before come back to bite them on the ass during the search for Doug. There's also perfectly pitched cameos for Heather Graham, Jeffrey Tambor, Ken Jeong and best of all Rachael Harris who is magnificently vile as the hapless Stu's wife. The missing groom Doug (Justin Bartha) also deserves an honourable mention for slotting effortlessly into the group when around, it's a shame the plot requires him to go missing for the most part. Cooper may already be slightly familiar to some and is undoubtedly a star in the making (having been cast this week as Faceman in the new A Team flick), Helms is best known for his stint in the US version of the office, Galifianakis though has come completely out of the blue and it wouldn't be at all a surprise to see him follow a career path similar to Seth Rogen's post Knocked Up. This success may partly be credited to casting unfamiliar faces but the actors themselves deserve huge credit. Alan in particular is a character that could really grind your gears if he turned up in certain films, as part of the affable trio however he grows on you immensely. The heart of the film is in the chemistry between the three leads Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms) and Alan (Zach Galifianakis) are likable and identifiable enough for an audience to go along with events that could quite easily in another context seem ridiculous. Yes we know they wake up with no memory of what went before there's a baby, a tiger, a chicken, a missing tooth, someone's married a hooker and (in an unsurprisingly bizarre cameo) Mike Tyson turns up.but these moments, albeit hilarious, aren't what make the film tick. This is a problem The Hangover sidesteps masterfully. The problems most comedies face are that they have to put all their best laughs in the trailer, so by the time the film comes around the funniest parts lose their impact and the rest of the film is disappointing in comparison. 'The Hangover' though easily surpasses those by merit of providing regular and consistent laughs amidst backdrop of a frenetic and unrelenting morning after. On closer inspection it shouldn't actually have been that surprising, Todd Phillips occupies the director's chair and his previous output includes such hits as Road Trip, Old School and Starsky and Hutch. But those who have seen it can surely testify that it's a 24-carat piece of comedy gold, for once you can believe the marketing moguls.we have been graced by the sleeper comedy hit of the summer. With a funny but unspectacular trailer, a plot (guys go to Vegas for bachelor party and crazy things happens) that seems overly familiar, and stars who are relative unknowns there's nothing to suggest anything hugely promising.
If there's a film that will be sold on word of mouth alone this summer, it's The Hangover. And even worse, they may not find Doug at all before the wedding. However they are on a race for time as if they can't find Doug in the next few hours, they are going to have to explain to Tracy why they are not yet back in Los Angeles. As Phil, Stu and Alan try to find Doug using only what little pieces of information they have at hand, they go on a journey of discovery of how certain things got into the suite and what happened to the missing items. Probably the most important in the latter category is Doug. And certain things are in the suite that shouldn't be, and certain things that should be in the suite are missing.
None remembers what happened in the past twelve or so hours. The morning after their arrival in Las Vegas, they awaken in their hotel suite each with the worst hangover. And Alan seems to be unaware of what are considered the social graces of the western world.
Regardless, he intends on eventually marrying her, against the advice and wishes of his friends. Because she disapproves of traditional male bonding rituals, Stu has to lie to her about the stag, he telling her that they are going on a wine tasting tour in the Napa Valley. Stu, a dentist, is worried about everything, especially what his controlling girlfriend Melissa thinks. Phil, a married high school teacher, has the same maturity level as his students when he's with his pals. Two days before the wedding, the four men in the wedding party - Doug, Doug's two best buddies Phil Wenneck and Stu Price, and Tracy's brother Alan Garner - hop into Tracy's father's beloved Mercedes convertible for a 24-hour stag party to Las Vegas. Angelenos Doug Billings and Tracy Garner are about to get married.
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