--- title: "The Hangover Part III: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/film/the-hangover-part-iii/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/film/the-hangover-part-iii" critics_score: 35 critics_reviews: 19 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # The Hangover Part III (2013): what the critics said Critics' score 35 from 19 reviews: 0 positive, 5 mixed, 14 negative. ## Evening Standard — The Standard Fi1m's normalised score 65/100 (inferred from the text). 3 June 2013. The critic finds this final instalment unexpectedly funny and a darker, less raunchy change of direction. Galifianakis’s smart performance and Alan’s bizarre character are singled out as what makes the film work despite its muddled plot. [Read the review](https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/the-hangover-part-iii-film-review-8630431.html) ## Screen Daily — John Hazelton Fi1m's normalised score 64/100 (inferred from the text). 21 May 2013. The accessible page identifies this as a review, but its verdict is unavailable. The paywall prevents identifying anything the critic praised or criticized. [Read the review](https://www.screendaily.com/the-hangover-part-iii/5056321.article) ## The AV Club — A.A. Dowd Rating C. 23 May 2013. Dowd judges the film a creatively depleted, largely unfunny sequel that only marginally changes the franchise formula. He singles out the opening prison escape as its most entertaining moment, while noting that Galifianakis is the only lead who seems committed. [Read the review](https://www.avclub.com/the-hangover-part-iii-1798176881) ## Little White Lies — Adam Lee Davies Rating 2/5. 23 May 2013. The critic finds it passable but lacking standout moments or inventive comedy. Galifianakis is singled out for stealing the show, while the other leads seem distracted. [Read the review](https://lwlies.com/reviews/the-hangover-part-iii) ## Radio Times — Karen Krizanovich Rating 2/5. Krizanovich finds the finale disappointing, saying it anticipates comedy rather than delivering genuine laughs. She faults the running time devoted to plot and exposition despite the top-notch cast. [Read the review](https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-9tth3y/the-hangover-part-iii/) ## Total Film — Matthew Leyland Rating 2/5. 21 May 2013. Leyland finds the film less funny and less cohesive than its predecessors, though not entirely without laughs. He praises Zach Galifianakis’s performance but says Alan’s dominance weakens the group’s chemistry. [Read the review](https://www.gamesradar.com/the-hangover-part-iii-review/) ## Empire — Olly Richards Fi1m's normalised score 30/100 (inferred from the text). 17 December 2012. Richards finds the film a brave departure from the series but ultimately disappointingly unfunny. He praises the chemistry among the central trio, while criticizing the muddled tone and discordant group dynamic. [Read the review](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/hangover-part-iii-review/) ## Slant Magazine — Chris Cabin Rating 1/4. 23 May 2013. Cabin finds the sequel disposable, with its attempts at moral reckoning undermined by passivity and repetitive callbacks. He singles out Chow’s karaoke performance of “Hurt” as an effective, chilling moment. [Read the review](https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/the-hangover-part-iii/) ## Los Angeles Times — Andy Klein Fi1m's normalised score 20/100 (inferred from the text). 26 May 2013. Klein finds the film a stale, disappointing sequel that has lost what made the original work. He particularly criticizes the excessive focus on Alan and Chow, though he praises Melissa McCarthy in her small role. [Read the review](https://www.latimes.com/socal/glendale-news-press/entertainment/tn-gnp-0524-film-review-going-to-the-hangover-well-too-often-story.html) ## The Guardian — Steve Rose Fi1m's normalised score 20/100 (inferred from the text). 23 May 2013. Rose finds the film a dull, unfunny trudge and a disappointing end to the franchise. He singles out Alan as an original, unsettling comic creation, while criticizing the film’s flat gags and subdued Mr Chow. [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/may/23/hangover-part-3-review) ## The Hollywood Reporter — Stephen Farber Fi1m's normalised score 20/100 (inferred from the text). 20 May 2013. Farber finds the sequel a desperate, pallid disappointment with few laughs. He singles out Melissa McCarthy’s cameo as one of the film’s only bright spots. [Read the review](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/film-review-hangover-part-iii-524788/) ## Time Out — David Fear Rating 1/5. 20 May 2013. The review gives the film one star, indicating a strongly negative verdict. Its available description contrasts the original’s gross-out comic success with sequel-making, but the specific criticism is unavailable. [Read the review](https://www.timeout.com/movies/the-hangover-part-iii) ## Variety — Andrew Barker Fi1m's normalised score 10/100 (inferred from the text). 21 May 2013. Barker finds the film nearly laugh-free and a pointlessly convoluted end to the franchise. He praises the elegant cinematography and aerial stunt work, while singling out Melissa McCarthy’s scene as a standout. [Read the review](https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/film-review-the-hangover-part-iii-1200482799/) ## Vulture — Bilge Ebiri Fi1m's normalised score 10/100 (inferred from the text). 23 May 2013. Ebiri finds the film largely humorless and calls it a disappointing failure. He singles out Todd Phillips’s polished, ambitious visual style, which he says overwhelms the comedy. [Read the review](https://www.vulture.com/2013/05/movie-review-the-hangover-3.html) ## The Wrap Fi1m's normalised score 65/100 (inferred from the text). 20 May 2013. The review finds the third film entertaining, but says its fun fades as the overcomplicated plot drags in the second half. It singles out Zach Galifianakis’s Alan, especially his scene with Melissa McCarthy, as the film’s biggest delight. [Read the review](https://www.thewrap.com/hangover-part-iii-review-thank-god-peculiar-perverse-and-outrageously-funny-galifianakis/) ## Digital Spy — Stella Papamichael Rating 3/5. 23 May 2013. The review finds the sequel entertaining in flashes but overlong and less inventive than the first film. It praises the finale’s high-energy spectacle, while criticizing the loss of the original’s mystery and motivated chaos. [Read the review](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a483904/the-hangover-3-review-digital-spy-verdict/) ## /Film — Russ Fischer Rating 4/10. 24 May 2013. Fischer finds the sequel an uneven, often tedious descent into madness rather than a successful comedy. He praises Zach Galifianakis’s unsettling portrayal of Alan, while faulting the film for playing Alan’s troubling condition for laughs. [Read the review](https://www.slashfilm.com/526390/the-hangover-part-iii-review-swerving-from-comedy-into-madness/) ## Eye for Film — Merlin Harries Fi1m's normalised score 25/100 (inferred from the text). 25 May 2013. Harries finds the third instalment stale and less funny than the original, with cheap laughs and inscrutable violence. He complains that Chow’s sinister turn strips away the character’s whimsical charm. [Read the review](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/the-hangover-part-iii-2013-film-review-by-merlin-harries) ## Den of Geek — Simon Brew Rating 1/5. 22 May 2013. Brew finds the film lazy, unpleasant and unfunny, despite its attempt to break from the previous sequel’s formula. He singles out the promising cast and a few early comic moments, but says the gags mostly fall flat and Jeffrey Tambor is underused. [Read the review](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-hangover-part-iii-review/) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/the-hangover-part-iii.md