A Movie Review: The Hangover Part III

The Hangover Part III. Leslie Chow (Ken Jeong) escapes from a Thailand prison. At the same time, Alan Garner (Zach Galifianakis) is having a difficult time -- not that this is unusual. He accidentally kills a giraffe that he purchased. His father dies from a heart attack. His family and "friends" decide to have an intervention. They manage to convince him to enter a rehab facility in Arizona.

Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms) and Doug (Justin Bartha) head off to Arizona with Alan.  They don't make it to the rehab center.  On their way there, a mobster named Marshall (John Goodman) seizes them.  He tells them that Leslie stole his gold.  He also tells them that Alan keeps in touch with Leslie.  Marshall demands that they help him locate Leslie.

What follows is a series of antics as the Wolfpack attempts to recover the gold from a sly Leslie.

This movie doesn't revolve around wedding events like the other two movies.  Admittedly, that scenario only worked once and so it made sense to change it up for the third movie.  Unfortunately, the comedy/heist genre doesn't work at all.  The whole heist was actually inventive in its own way, but the problem is that the comedy is lacking.  I'm not sure there is a funny moment in the whole movie.  The giraffe scene isn't funny, it is sick.  The Alan finding a female version of himself isn't musing, but eye-rolling.  Even the return to Vegas doesn't provide any laughs as it is used as a backdrop for action/heist adventures.

This movie actually makes you appreciate how well the Fast and the Furious franchise has transitioned through the years.

Is this movie worth the watch?  Well, if one has a desire to finish off a trilogy.  Luckily, I saw this in the comfort of my home versus at the movie theater.