The Hangover (2009) - An Endless Classic

   The Hangover (2009)

I just watched "The Hangover" again yesterday with my girlfriend, I hadn't done it for a few months, but despite this I'm surprised every time by the shamelessness of this absurd story.

I don't know, maybe it's because I have an emotional attachment to this film or something, but every time I happen to watch it I'm always happier than the previous time, it's as if it were an anti-stress film for me.

Everything is a bomb, but truly an absurd bomb, from the grainy and crunchy cinematography (almost as if you could taste it), to the direction, up to other technical elements that do not go unnoticed in the slightest.

The driving force of the film, however, lies in the story, which is still brilliant and absolutely aimed at anyone (I imagine that everyone more or less found themselves in the same situation as the protagonists, obviously in a more contained and credible perspective), where scenes and high-level quotes had immediately made me fall in love with Todd Phillips, long before his latest overrated film.

But the story would be nothing without such incredibly successful characters as Phil, Alan and Stu (played respectively by Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms): the way these three assholes behave and interact with each other is the real fuel that makes this movie go from cute to awesome even in 2024, and in fact I can't help but be grateful. The "vibe" that the protagonists carry with them is one of the things that immediately struck me about the film and which still manages to surprise and make me fully appreciate this film.

Some jokes have aged a little badly, the same thing for some scenes, but despite this, "The Hangover" remains a mystical bromance experience, for the most part very fun and entertaining, and when I say VERY funny I mean you laugh until you drop dead. 

I conclude by just saying that the final scene in which the characters look at the photos taken during the evening is one of the highest moments ever.


Location: Stati Uniti

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