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here we are with The Hangover Part III, which runs a different sort of risk by going to darker and more dangerous places than its predecessors, both artistically and emotionally. It dares to alienate the very audience that made The Hangover the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of all time.

This time, Galifianakis' insufferable, inappropriate man-child Alan has gone off his meds and is out of control. His family and friends - including fellow "Wolfpack" members Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms) and Doug (Justin Bartha) - stage an intervention and offer to drive him to a treatment center in Arizona. And so the four venture off on yet another journey, once again assuming their familiar roles: arrogant English teacher Phil is the de facto leader, Stu is the cautious and neurotic dentist and Doug is the bland and stable voice of reason.

In theory, this should be a pretty innocuous trek through the desert. But this is a "Hangover" movie.