The Hangover Part II is literally a re-run of the original movie - right down to structure, set-ups and characters - just set in a different location. Nevertheless, this sequel is still very entertaining, as the jokes and situations become cruder, Galifianikis plays peculiar Alan much more convincingly this time and with hilarious detail (including towards the end probably the funniest single sight gag - involving a speedboat - we will see this year), and Ed Helms goes into manic overdrive as this film's bridegroom Stu. The photo-montage which accompanies the end credits easily out-grosses the exact same trick used in the original film.The settings are used to good effect, from inner city seedy squalor to beautiful countryside and coast, but this window dressing does not hide the fact that a considerable amount of the running time feels very familiar indeed.
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