Thursday 25 June 2009

The Hangover cinema review


Most of us are familiar with the sore head, the sick stomach and the feeling of dread from the alcohol-induced antics of the night before but, few of us can relate to waking up to find someone else’s baby, a chicken and Mike Tyson’s pet tiger in your holiday suite... that would be one bad hangover.

This is exactly the type of hangover that an unsuspecting group of friends face after a wild stag party in Las Vegas, though the baby and the animals are the least of their worries when the three groomsmen realise they’ve lost the groom.

Phil, Stu and Alan have to desperately retrace their drunken steps if they are to find Doug and get him home in time for his wedding but, this is no easy feat for them as their heavy hangovers and severe memory loss refuse to break.

The Hangover is bizarre, over the top and completely random but, proves to be an entertaining and quite unique watch as we follow the groomsmen on their journey to find Doug.

There is plenty of humour throughout but, the film isn’t the most side splitting comedy and it sometimes feels a bit too strange and so fails to leave a lasting impression.