Under The Gun Review is excited to unveil the review side of our recent foray into film. Yes, we know we’ve done a few film reviews in the past, but here at UTG we are currently undergoing a “remodeling” of sorts and for us, this is still a new feature. So please welcome our new contributor Allie Sayre and enjoy her review of The Hangover 2m which is now in theaters everywhere.

Movie: The Hangover 2
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, and Justin Bartha
Directed by: Todd Phillips

When the original Hangover came out it exceeded my expectations. I had in my head that it would be the cliche of horribly scripted and strictly perverted films that have made up the R rated comedy genre. I was pleasantly surprised when I found myself laughing at the psycotic Allan and his wolf pack, the pretentious Stew and his missing tooth, and of course, Phil and his charm getting themselves in and out of hilarous situations.

Now I don’t know about you, but I am not a hopeful sequel fan. In nearly every case sequels are a letdown and would not be able to stand without their predeccesor’s title. This movie was, to say the least, not exactly an exception to this notion.

The script seemed to be an the same one they used in the original, only (slightly) updated. They took the same basic structure from the first movie and applied it to Thailand-based situations instead of Vegas. Instead of Stew missing a tooth, he get’s a facial tattoo that would put Mike Tyson to shame. Instead of the wolf pack stealing a tiger, they steal a drug dealing monkey. Instead of Allan developing a disturbing attachment to a baby, he transfers his affections towards the monkey. Instead of losing the groom, they lose the bride’s younger brother Teddy. Hell, even Doug, who was missing the entire first film, is hardly in the film at all. The plot was not new. It started the same and ended the same. Phil calling Tracy in the beginning as a flash forward, ending in a wedding.

There was exceptionally awkward nudity and surprisingly the language was even more offensive than the first. I laughed through out the movie but was, for lack of a better word, bored. I felt like I had already seen this movie. The jokes were over worked and I knew what was going to happen. I would not recommend seeing this movie in theaters and it was most definitely not worth $8.50 or my hour and 45 minutes. The Hangover 2 still has loads of jokes and quotable moments, but they were rare and only memorable because the rest of the movie was not.

Review written by: Allie Sayre

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James Shotwell is the founder of Under The Gun Review. He loves writing about music and movies almost as much as he loves his two fat cats. He's also the co-founder of Antique Records and the Marketing Coordinator for Haulix. You should probably follow him on Twitter.

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