Writers: Craig Mazin, Scot Armstrong and Tod Phillips; characters by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore.
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zac Galifianakis.
There was always going to be huge doubt over whether this sequel would match up to its expectations following The Hangover. The idea for the first film was so orginal it was inevitable that the sequel had to really pull something new out of the bag to wow the overly expectant audience and the truth is, it didn't. The film really struggled to escape the storyline of the first film, and why not? It's called The Hangover for a reason, and as the saying goes "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". However, I think this may be an issue for the majority of the audience who will be looking for something new and to be honest the only new addition to the film was the change in location, and swapping a baby for a monkey...The beginning of the film seemed to drag slightly and I felt like they could have jumped into the story a bit quicker to get the ball rolling, but putting that aside...
I still loved it!
The jokes were still funny and more insane than the first and I thought the antics of the three amigos in their quest to find their friend seemed even crazier than the first! The films characters have more of a story behind them, including more of their partners and families, the best of which comes from Galifianakas' lovable Alan, as we see him on his home turf with the parental unit wrapped around his short chubby finger. They are still the great characters we have grown to love; "The wolfpack is back".
3.5*s
