Journey to the End of the Night
by Adam Hirsch
(The recent DVD release of The Hangover offered the opportunity to remedy the missed chance earlier in the summer for a review. Also: DVD Christmas gifts!? Check out Giampaolo’s DVD review of Star Trek here.)
The Hangover (Dir. Todd Phillips, 2009)
The Hangover is the latest in a long and hallowed collection of film comedies by young and immeasurably irresponsible men, dating all the way back to Preston Sturges by way of Animal House, Caddyshack, and Blazing Saddles, each of which exists as a reminder that maturity is vastly overrated. In Todd Phillips’ (Road Trip, Old School), latest film, the moment Alan (played the truly indescribable comedian Zach Galifianakis) refers to Dustin Hoffman’s character in Rain Man as a re-tard, it becomes fairly obvious that the list has its latest member. (more…)