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I have been prolonging the inevitable for quite some time, with the latest and supposed final installment of The Hangover series. After reading many universally bad reviews since its release, I figured I would break down and give it a try of my own.

Much to my own amazement, I think I am one of the few that didn’t hate it. I also wasn’t let down by it either, due to having extremely low expectations from the get go. I would agree with most critics that it was an unnecessary film but, in my humble opinion, it has a decent story line. It lacks the ferocious humor of the first film but cleans up the mess the second film left us with.

The Hangover 3 sees the return of the infamous Wolf Pack, though it isn’t by voluntary circumstance. Allen, played by Zach Galifinakis, has been off his meds for six months and is rapidly going over the edge. After he buys a giraffe and is en route to take it home, he finds out that the animal was too big to fit under a highway underpass leaving a nasty mess and publicity uproar for his family.

As Allen’s father Sid (Jeffery Tambor) is trying to reason with him and get him back on his meds, Sid suffers a fatal heart attack. As the entirety of the Wolf Pack attends the funeral the rest of the guys are tasked with trying to convince Allen to get back on his meds. He agrees, but as they are taking him to a rehabilitation center they are ambushed by a van and kidnapped.

As they are un-blindfolded, they are face to face with “Black Doug” played by Mike Epps. Doug soon introduces his boss, Marshall (John Goodman). Marshal is quick to task the Wolf Pack with finding their old not so friendly friend, Leslie Chow.

He then takes Wolf Pack Member Doug, played by Justin Bartha, as insurance and tells them that if they don’t deliver Chow to him that he will kill Doug. Allen then tells them that he thinks he received an email from Chow that asked him to meet in Tijuana, Mexico, alone. They head to Mexico and send Allen to meet with Chow and he soon figures out that he is not alone and that the rest of the Wolf Pack is with him.

Phil (Bradley Cooper) convinces Chow that they all miss him and that is the reason they met with him in Mexico. Chow then invites them to help him retrieve something from his old house in Mexico. They all agree to do so in hopes of getting Doug back from Marshall.

As they are retrieving the goods from the house, Chow double crosses them and locks them in the basement letting them take the fall. They are arrested then let go, only to be brought back to the crime scene to find that Chow stole again from Marshall and let them take the rap for it. They are then tasked yet again with locating Chow. They use Phil’s cell phone locator and find that he is back in Las Vegas, where they then head to Vegas for the final showdown with Chow.

Overall thoughts:
I actually enjoyed most of the story. It really wasn’t funny, though it did have some funny parts. I would say it is definitely worth renting. I found it to at least keep my attention, of which I can’t say about the previous Hangover 2.

I really can’t say I wouldn’t recommend it, as I did enjoy most of the movie and wasn’t mad that I watched it. Check it out. I rented it from the Redbox for a buck and it was well worth it!

I give it 6 out of 10