Bohemian Cinema By Jonathan Pacheco

“The Hangover”: Dude, Where’s My Bro?

Tags: Comedy, The Hangover, Forces of Geek

Each summer, a comedy or two come along hoping to carve for themselves a place among the upper echelon of modern comedies, the ones that last, that get quoted, that become a part of popular culture. Anchorman, Zoolander, Napoleon Dynamite, Superbad—these films forcefully grabbed us by the arm, stick a needle in, and injected themselves into our bloodstream. The Hangover has been hyped up as a film ready to join these ranks. While the film succeeds in being funny, it possesses a lot of potential hindered by a lack of focus from its director, leading to indistinct characters and a drifting comedic vision for the movie.

Read the full review of The Hangover at Forces of Geek.