The Hangover Part III

It plays better than it reviews — the watch lands harder than the write-ups suggest.

• “Galifianakis, though, is the key here. Able to smash a scene to smithereens with the simplest of lines, the hirsute comic is as unpredictable as ever, yet takes director Todd Phillips’ bait to up the stakes.”

  Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News · 80

• “The franchise is sent off in style, a reminder of why it earned such praise and affection in the first place, the wolfpack giving us one final howl at the moon.”

  Laremy Legel, Film.com · 77

• “The Hangover Part III is more like "Beverly Hills Cop," a generic crime flick improved by comical touches that shouldn't fit the proceedings.”

  Steve Persall, Tampa Bay Times · 67

• “You should stick around for the end credits because there's a Helms sight gag that's absolutely priceless. The movie could've used more laughs like that one.”

  Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly · 67

• “And so the real question isn't whether director Todd Phillips' third -- and, he insists, the final -- installment in the unabashedly crude, very R-rated comedy trilogy is funny. Of course, it is.”

  Mike Scott, New Orleans Times-Picayune · 60