Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zack Galifianakis
Director: Todd Phillips
Country: USA
Genre: Comedy

Just your typical everyday detective story.

The story for The Hangover picks up theoretically where Bachelor Party leaves off– the day after one of the biggest nights of partying the characters have ever seen. But this hugely “what if” concept movie doesn’t falter in anyway as it provides some of the decade’s biggest laughs. Director Todd Phillips plays within familiar territory developing the friendship of a group of males through a series of extraordinary circumstances, (see Road Trip, Old School,) and The Hangover trumps all of his previous efforts (probably put together.) In a market so saturated with formulaic “comedy”, this movie brings an edginess to its humor, a relentlessness, and is very unapologetic about it, which is why it’s so effective. Possibly the strongest aspect of the film is its cast, which though unusual for a major Hollywood film, consists of relatively unknowns, (though since the release of this film they are all on-the-rise, and will eventually reach A-list status.) This is sure to become a comedy classic, as it’s already become the highest grossing R-rated comedy of all-time.