I sat in the theater with my nachos in my lap anxiously awaiting that time to come when the theater would get filled, the previews would start and it gets extra dark because the movie is about to start. Soon there it was on the big screen, The Hangover Part 2 starring Bradley Cooper (Phil), Ed Helms (Stu) and Zach Galifianakis (Alan). Also, reprising their roles Justin Bartha (Doug) and Ken Jeong (Leslie Chow). There is even another cameo by Mike Tyson.
The film takes place two years later after the Las Vegas fiasco in Thailand where Stu is getting married to a woman named Lauren (Jamie Chung) and that is what brings the Wolfpack all together again. They go on the beach to have a beer and to celebrate Stu's upcoming wedding. Next scene Phil, Stu and Alan wake up groggy in a hotel room with a monkey and the rest is revealed during the course of the movie.
I don't want to ruin the movie for those of you that have not seen it yet, but basically: same premise, different place.
The movie is good and it gives you, the watcher nothing more or less. It definitely pushes the limits a bit. There are a couple scenes when the N-word is used, but it seems not to bother people particularly Black people. The word was not used toward anyone Black, but it was something that surprised me. Also, there is a short scene where the monkey is performing a simulated sex act.
Is it better than the first one? In my opinion NO. I say no because the first film was somewhat an original and this one just piggybacks off the first one which is the point of a sequel, but there is also room for originality in a sequel.
Overall I give The Hangover Part 2 a thumbs UP. Go join the millions of others that have already seen this film.
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