For the past few years, National Day has often involved music of some forms with my band. This year, the Movie Review Squad met up and watched a comedy instead. “Hangover” is quite possibly one of the more bizarre comedies I have watched. Good news is, the strange plot does make sense as this ‘detective’ story unfolds.
“Hangover” begins with one of the groomsmen calling the bride on his cell phone and tells her that they have screwed up, as the groom is missing. The story then rewinds to the beginning of the bachelor party at Las Vegas. Something happens to the group and the groomsmen wake up to a badly damaged hotel suite, a tiger in the bathroom, a baby in the wardrobe, and a missing groom. No one seems to remember what has happened the night before and they attempt to put together the missing puzzles by following clues that uncover more bizarre stories.
I remember all three of us laughed non-stop from beginning to the end of the show. Crude jokes, no doubt, but they did it with class. There is a plan for the sequel and I can almost imagine whose wedding will be next. Maybe once again, the same gang will wake up from a party without any recollection of the previous evening. We shall see.
On a side note, how Heather Graham has aged! Nevertheless, I still think she is really charming. She seems to be having roles like stripper, prostitutes, porn star, and etc. I wonder why.