The Hangover Part II was weak

Which is a shame, considering how high the stakes are: its box-office performance could have major implications for the sort of dude-oriented films that get made going forward. If this movie can win the box office (or even get close) on its all-important opening weekend, the thinking goes, studio executives will have an economic incentive to make more dude-friendly films like it. Bottom line, even though the whole thing’s a lazy copy-paste job from the first film, and the only joke that made me laugh out loud was a throwaway line at the very end (you’ll know which one), seeing The Hangover Part II is more than a trip to the theater; it’s a social responsibility, for if we do not turn out in droves, it’s entirely likely that Zach Galifianakis will never land a starring role again.