To dispense with a lengthy plot synopsis for The Hangover: Part II would be a profound waste of the time it would take me to write it and you to read it. The Hangover: Part II is the exact same movie as its predecessor down to nearly every single narrative beat. While there’s certainly something [...]

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Offbeat but also formulaic, vulgar but not nearly as much as it likes to think, Cedar Rapids has plenty of heart, but frankly it isn’t very funny. The word “meh” was coined for films [...]

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Near the opening of The Hangover, four men gather on the rooftop of Caesar’s Palace, Sin City glittering like so much neon forbidden fruit below them. They are in Las Vegas to celebrate Doug’s (Justin Bartha) impending nuptials, or more accurately, see to it that his last night as a bachelor is as debauched as [...]

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