This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off.
The faithful may titter, while the rest of us worry it's not over yet.
If previous Hangover movies have taught us anything, it’s the benevolence of those in adult entertainment, the comedy value of mean-spirited violence and that tattoos are really, really easy to get removed. Arms, faces – wherever; there’s never any permanent tissue damage incurred. The scar of having had to sit through The Hangover Part III lasts a lot longer.
It’s left to an end credits sequence to serve as a reminder of what once was but by then it’s way too late.
How to murder a franchise.
While you can’t really blame Todd Phillips and co for changing things up, The Hangover Part III feels tired, unsure and more than a little jaded.
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