As Promised, The Hangover!

It finally happened, I finally saw The Hangover. While many of the big summer movies have been talked about extensively for well over a year, The Hangover seemed to fly under the radar. But every since a friend from work stumbled upon the trailer about 2 months ago and showed it to me, I have been extremely excited to see this movie. Honestly, of all the movies coming out this summer, this was the one I have been looking forward to the most, no lie. And believe me, loyal readers (All four of you, Hi Mom!), it did not disappoint. The first thing I should address is the three leads in the film. Much of the advertising makes it seem like Bradley Cooper is our star, who is best known for playing an asshole in every single other movie he is in, and he continues to be an asshole, but luckily this movie lets him still be likable, which I appreciate since I see myself as a likable asshole as well. Where was I? Oh right, Bradley Cooper looks like he is the staring character, which I would be cool with, but they go a much better route and make Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis equal stars in the movie. In fact, their are very few scenes throughout the film that features any of these actors without at least one of the other two. This was probably the best way to do this film, not having either character stand-out more than the rest, as it really helps the audience feel the bond these character begin to form with each other, and by the end of the movie, it is completely believable that they have all become best friends. I feel that this is going to be a big break-out movie for all three of these guys, as Bradley Cooper has the good looks to be a leading man, and the comic timing and charisma to be taken seriously by the nerdier audiences. Ed Helms, who is probably the most well known of the three, mostly for his history of playing goofball characters, actually plays the straight man here, and he manages to excel at it, while still showing little bits of the goofy guy he usually plays. Helms has proven here that he could also be effective as a leading man, since he has shown that he can play a serious character while maintaining his goofy charm. And finally, the man who has been a secret to the comic nerds of the world for years now, Zach Galifianakis. Zach truly stole the show with this film, with many comparing his performance here to Will Farrell in Old School, and we all know how well that worked out for Farrell. Almost every line Zach delivers her left the audience laughing hysterically, the man knows comedy, and finally he has found a mainstream outlet to show his mad comic skills to the world. Without a doubt, I think we are going to see much bigger things out of Zach Galifianakis. If it is not clear yet, this movie is probably the funniest movie I have seen in quite a while. Now, I must warn you, this movie may not be for everyone. Going into this movie, you must be prepared for not overwelming, but substantial amount of male nudity. You should also be prepared for excssive language, but by this point most of us can handle that. And one more thing, there is also a surprisingly large amount of blood, not enough to be disgusting, but more than you would expect still. If you think you can handle all that, please, go to this movie. It has actually reached number 2 at the box office already (nobody is beating up till Transformers 2), and this is one of those amazing occassions where the masses have made the correct choice at the theatre. Go to this movie, you will enjoy it.
*NOTE* Apparently after I wrote this, The Hangover managed to pull it's way into 1st place for the weekend, beating Up, holy crap!
*Update* The Hangover take the box office for the second weekend in a row! It has broken $100 million!