Michael S. Pascua The Life of a Freelancer

Quick Review: The Hangover

The Hangover ©Warner Brothers

There is something I can’t pinpoint about The Hangover that I liked so much. Was it the fact that the main cast are B-Listers and all of them together made a good movie? Was it the fact that the movie went there and had no reservation about it? I don’t know, but the movie was good.

The Hangover had a lot of word of mouth going for it (Also the week of it’s opening, Land of the Lost got a negative word of mouth which helped) and after the movie I would definitely suggest it to friends. It is definitely a “Unrated Version” Blu-Ray purchase when it comes out as well, because you just know that there will be funny commentary, extended scenes, and funny outtakes.

The things of note:

+ I found a very Momento-esque element to the movie. I don’t know why, but it probably was the whole working backwards that created the connection.

+ I loved the music choices. The whole Rain Man sequence was funny and I think I saw Rain Man when I was five and didn’t fully appreciate the movie. Note to self: go watch Rain Man.

+ I thought the acting was believable. All of the characters bounced off well and you could clearly see a vibe between the whole cast.

+ It was so over the top that it became believable. You know how sometimes too much of something becomes oversaturated and out of nowhere it becomes acceptable? Like social media. Anywho, I think the whole situation was so left field that it made the movie funny. It’s not like a Seth Rogen comedy where you’re supposed to accept the fact that hot chicks have the hots for fat Jewish men.

The thing about the Hangover is the fact that if you don’t like really low brow humor, I’m not sure if you’d get it. If you watch YouTube looking for videos of idiots on treadmills trying to run onto one and then slamming their face, you probably will like this movie. It’s not a Seth Rogan stoner comedy at all. It’s a lot of over the top moments that mysteriously come together in a very fresh, original manner.

Grade: 94% – It had one of the best credit sequences. Funny though, Up and The Proposal both had funny credit sequences as well. More about The Proposal later.