I hadn't seen this movie in a long time but was quickly reminded of how brilliant it was. It didn't take long to be reminded of it either. One of my favorite aspects of the movie is how it takes the detective type of story and kind of turns it on its head and creates an interesting mystery within the confines of a buddy comedy movie. Another thing this movie has aged well and will continue to age well.
The opening scene sets the tone for the first act and offers a curiosity into what happened.
This movie is perfectly paced and has a perfect run time. No scene ever over stays its welcome and matching the time and pace perfectly of the whole movie. Nor does any of the humor become reduced to dick, fart, gross out humor, or that improvisational humor that stretches out scenes longer than they need to be stretched out. The humor is derived from situational and character - which means it will last longer over time and is actually funny. The situational humor kicks in right after the first act of the movie has set up all the character and established their personalities and quirks. It's one of the better first opening acts I've seen from a comedy in a long time. It's focused and secure in what it's doing with no need to rely on anything but the characters being themselves. This is enough to set the flow and pace of the movie.
When the second act kicks in, it kicks in with the full force of the hangover of the title. This scene opens up with one of the best second act comedy openings I've ever seen as it sets up everything that is to come with a set production that is simply amazing. All of the debauchery and chaos of the night before are given room to visually breath, then add into that each character as they wake up with their visual touch just adding to the production already seen just minutes before. Everything in this scene adds up well with nothing deterring away from the story or characters, all that stems from here does so in a chronological way with nothing going over the top or distracting from the story or characters. Everything feels organic in a detective sort of way as it's easy to get caught in the mystery of what happened the night before. That curiosity never wavers from a frame of this movie.
All the actors do a marvelous job of establishing their characters and injecting them with an honesty that makes them feel real. By doing this they help the story line to be that much more relate able. I liked the fact none of the characters escaped this story without incurring some form of physical harm, for some reason I thought this was wise move with the story. It also has a good, all enclosing ending that ties up most loose threads with one character must needed growing up.
The cameo role by Mike Tyson is simply put - brilliant. It comes out of nowhere but doesn't distract from the story as it only adds to the insanity and curiosity of what happened the night before.
No sequels were needed at all.
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