Directed By: Todd Phillips
Written By: Todd Phillips, Craig Mazin, Scott Armstrong
Produced By: Todd Phillips, Daniel Goldberg
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong
Plot: The Wolf Pack are back, but this time, it's Stu's bachelor party, in Bangkok.
The first film was an instant hit with audiences of all ages. There was a spark that everyone clicked with almost straight away. Part II, maintains the comedy, with hilarious moments almost every second. But, it hasn't got the same flare as the first one, this concept has already been done. We know how this is going to play out, its the good old "Where-the-hell-are-we-what-did-we-do-and-how-did-we-do-it" routine. What the film really needs is more originality, it needs more events/people/hotels that will make people remember the film for those iconic laughs.
There are various parts of the storyline that also mirror the first film, stolen Tiger=stolen drug monkey, missing tooth=missing finger. It is almost a copy. Also, some of the laughs are out of shock, rather than comedic value. However, the film is rather funny, and is easily accessible to anyone, there are no complicated plotlines, just simple, but effective, comedy. But be warned, this is not a film you should watch with older relatives. There are numerous sex gags, nudity and swearing. This does lower the tone of the film, because it seems like the script writers have had to fall upon bad language to get the lines in, which isn't particularly a good thing.
But, why change something that works so well, and brought in plenty of money? It definately works, and is terribly funny. If they turn this into a franchise however, the magic will be ruined.
Written By Eammon Jacobs
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