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hung again

Went to see ‘The Hangover part II’ yesterday. The movie was funny, as expected but the lack of plot and the inevitable deja vu definitely watered the whole experience down. More a collection of strung along gags than any coherent narrative, a lot of the movie was histrionic performances, over the top stereotypes (although Samir was quite hilarious) and the could have bet money on it ladyboy scene (thailand = transexual frolics, or didn’t you know this?) . Paul Giamatti’s character was a pleasant enough cameo though he didn’t make a whole lot of sense (Chou was acting as though he had done business with PG several times before but only now does PG reveal who he really is? ) but then again, it’s a wacky broad comedy so the basis for making sense doesn’t go too far. 

Entertaining for sure but nowhere near as brilliant or impactive as the first one ( ‘Chou crossing!’ being the only really memorable line to take away from it). I don’t know if there are plans for a third movie, but I really hope not.