Rick (Tom Hanks) is getting married in two weeks. So his friends decide to throw him a Bachelor Party. Simultaneously his future wife Debbie (Tawny Kitaen) is having her Hen night (fuck knows what yanks call that, Bachelorette I think. Not a word). Concerned that he will cheat on her a prank war starts between the two nights. And while this is going on, the douchebag that her parents want her to be with is try to screw Rick’s chances.
For a start, when did Bachelor Party, or Stag Night, mean hookers? Strippers yes, but hookers? First time I’ve heard that.
I was hoping for big things with this as I think it’s supposed to be one of those 80’s legendary comedies. It’s not. It’s a bit shit. The film starts about 40 minutes before the party, so the build up is far too long. Yes there is some crazy things happening at the party, but as it’s only a small part of the movie in the grand scheme of things they aren’t focused on properly. And the bad guy is one of the more incompetent ones for this genre.
Tom Hanks’ Rick is a bit of an arse at times. He’s supposed to be a likeable goofball, and he can be, but he’s not written correctly and is just plain obnoxious sometimes. He makes zero effort to get on with her family. Hanks is still very good, it’s Hanks ffs, but Rick is poorly written. As are his friends largely. I think he was supposed to be a Ferris Bueller type, but he doesn’t have anywhere near the charm.
There are moments, a fight in a cinema towards the end is great. And the friend who keeps trying to kill himself in very incompetent ways is funny, but outside of that there isn’t much on offer.
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