October 18, 2009

The Hangover

Data
Title: The Hangover
Year: 2009
Length: 99 minutes
Director: Todd Phillips
Writers: Jon Lucas & Scott Moore
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis
Music: Christophe Beck (mostly non-original music)
Distinctions: formerly on IMDb's Top 250

My reaction
Synopsis: three guys can't remember last night, and their best friend is missing
How I saw it: in the theater, yesterday
Concept: Good. It was already a good concept in Dude Where's My Car?, and it's pushed farther here.
Story: Indifferent. It's not a romantic comedy, but they still manage to rely heavily on romantic comedy cliches.
Characters: Good.
Dialog: Great.
Pacing: Great.
Cinematography: Indifferent.
Special effects/design: Good.
Acting: Indifferent. With the exception of Galifianakis' character and "Mr. Chow," it's never the performance that makes things funny.
Music: Bad.
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good). Very funny. I don't think it would be so good a second time. Most of the humor comes from a series of really strange and unexpected things, which might not be funny anymore after you're expecting them and have an explanation for them.
Objective Rating: 7/10 (Pretty good) 2.7/4 (Good).

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