The Hangover.

I saw The Hangover last night. There were a few funny bits (i.e. the Chinese gangster), but for the most part I just found the whole thing offensive. Trying to make a convicted rapist, Mike Tyson, out to be some kind of cool, misunderstood hero really leaves a bad taste in the mouth. And why do movies always make out that Vegas is the city of dreams. It's sin city. It's tacky. All surface and no substance. And since when has violence to a baby ever been funny? We are supposed to laugh at someone (admittedly by accident) bashing a car door into a baby's face.

This piece of garbage currently sits in the IMDb top 250. How the hell did that happen? Has society seriously sunk so low that a film like The Hangover can be accepted as first class entertainment?

Judd Apatow's comedies often push it close to the edge but at least his characters usually learn something and have their hearts in the right place. The four main characters in this are all completely lacking a moral compass and, quite frankly, I would be ashamed if I really knew guys like these in real life.

3/10