Review-The Hangover Part II

The Hangover was the biggest surprise hit of 2009. Even before the movie did so well, the makers of the film was talking about a sequel. If you compile those two details and fast forward two years, you have The Hangover Part II.The story starts two years after the events in Las Vegas. Stu(Ed Helms) is off to get married to Lauren(Jamie Chung) in Thailand. Phil, Doug and Alan (Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha, Zach Galifianakis) are reluctantly invited to come along to the wedding. Just like in the first movie, things get fuzzy after a late night drink.  When you add to the mix that Mr. Chow(Ken Jeong, as hilarious as he was in the first) is along for the ride, things get real crazy. The first movie, for me, was funny but wasn't consistently funny.The sequel is a better movie because it is funny all the way through. It follows the same formula of the first movie (almost as a fault). The sequel gives me more of the things that I found funny in the first(Stu and Mr. Chow) while dialing back a little of what didn't work (Alan felt more of a complete,but messed up, character).As like the first one, watch the credits and enjoy.