The Hangover Part III

... if director and co-writer Todd Phillips didn't run this once clever idea into the ground the first two times, he definitely did it the third time with THE HANGOVER PART III.

If you loved The Hangover but loathed its nastier, cruder, non-hilarious sequel - apart from that quite amusing monkey - you'd be right to approach this threequel with caution.

It's such tired schtick, such a nakedly calculated play to be "controversial," for an increasingly irrelevant filmmaker to get attention. He used to do so by making funny movies.

Where's Mike Tyson when you need him?

Among the movie's built-in problems are the fact that Galifianakis' character is more pathetic than amusing...

The makers of the Hangover movies shouldn't see any glory in being responsible for the second-unfunniest [Scary Movie being the first] comedy franchise in town.

By ditching the flashback structure from the first two films and bringing in elements and hues of road movies, parenting dramas, and even violent crime thrillers, the result is certainly different than repeating the first movie again like a cookie-cutter.

With the final chapter, the gang’s all back for a movie whose superficial alterations in structure fail to distract us from the derivative plotting and the tired, by-the-numbers feel of everything onscreen.

A disappointing stumble downward in comedic value.

The Hangover 3 makes it pretty clear that sometimes it's just plain time for even the most welcomed guests to get on their way.