The first trailer
for "The Hangover Part III," which came out a mere two and a half months
before the film's theatrical release, hinted at an even darker film
than "The Hangover Part II" as the by-now-should-know-better Wolf Pack
-- Phil (Bradley Cooper), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Stu (Ed Helms) --
embarks on one final misadventure fueled by copious alcohol consumption
and outrageous law-breaking.
Now, we have the second trailer for the final "Hangover" (final, yes,
as the advertising campaign has been proclaiming "It Ends," a la "Harry
Potter"). And yes, it presents a film that looks rather mean-spirited
but it also looks like it actually has a plot ... and, even better, it
has John Goodman.
Check out the trailer below:
The trailer quickly sets up the premise: Alan's dad has just died and
he's off his meds, which causes him to dig his father's grave in the
cemetery himself (sans shirt, of course). His friends intervene and
encourage him to take time out at a medical facility called New
Horizons, and while en route, the Wolf Pack is run off the road by
Goodman, who demands they track down Leslie Chow (Ken Jeong), who
somehow managed to steal $21 million from him.
John Goodman in a scarf (Warner Bros)The
fact that Goodman takes Doug (Justin Bartha) -- who never gets to
participate in any of the "fun" in these movies -- as his hostage makes
for one of the funniest jokes in a trailer that emphasizes danger and
even despair more than comedy.
From there, the gang is off to
Tijuana (you can get a hell of a hangover on tequila, you know), where
they find Chow indulging in cockfighting and other acts of hedonism.
This new adventure will apparently make for better psychotherapy for
Alan than what any hospital could provide, as he suddenly comes to
existential realizations such as "We can't be friends any more ... when
we get together bad things happen and people get hurt." Chow, ever the
walking, babbling lack of the series' moral center, responds with,
"Yeah, that's the point -- it's funny!"
Yeah, sometimes it is.
Unfortunately, though, Goodman is distinctly missing from the second
half of the trailer, which makes us hope that his role is more than just
a glorified cameo that bookends the mayhem. We do get a brief flash of
"Hangover" alum Heather Graham, reprising her role as Jade, and
"Bridesmaids" MVP Melissa McCarthy gets down n' seedy as the owner of a
pawn shop who insults her mother in front of customers.
Anyway, let's hope the boys
finally find peace after this third and final go-round ... their livers
will thank them for it, if not Warner Bros.' bank account.
"The Hangover Part III" opens in theaters on May 24.
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