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Matt Czuchry, Geoff Stults, Jesse Bradford, Marika Dominczyk, Keri Lynn Pratt

A tireless and charismatic novelty seeker, Tucker (Matt Czuchry) tricks his buddy Dan (Geoff Stults) into lying to his fiancée Kristy (Keri Lynn Pratt), so they can go to a legendary strip club three ...( read more  read more... )and a half hours away to celebrate Dan’s last days of bachelorhood in proper style. Tucker drags their misanthropic friend Drew (Jesse Bradford) along for the ride, and before they know it Tucker’s pursuit of a hilarious carnal interest lands Dan in serious trouble with his both the law and his future wife.

The ensuing blowout leaves Tucker uninvited to the wedding and ankle deep in a mess of his own creation. If he wants back into the wedding and the lives of his best friends, he’ll have to find a way to balance the demands of friendship with his own narcissism and selfishness.

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R, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Bob Gosse

Release Date: September 25, 2009

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  • DerekA101
    February 9, 2010
    DerekA101
    I'm a big Tucker Max fan, and I read his book religiously. This film is based on Max's heralded, cult classic, best-selling book I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell. The book is nothing more than a collaboration of short stories about random nights out drinking with his buddi...( read more)es and having sex with random women. His stories, in essence even if they are fabricated or exaggerated as some have claimed, are pure comedic gold. His savvy charm and his sparkling wit makes every guy want to be him and every girl want to be with him. Through his book of course, a portrait is painted of Tucker Max that renders him endearing despite his self-indulgent, chauvinistic demeanor. This majestic dickhead, so to speak, would be awfully hard to pull off on the big screen. This daunting duty went to a no-namer Matt Czuchry, who actually pulled off a very convincing funny heartless bastard; but however, he failed to be likable in anyway possible.

    Another aspect of this film that drew hesitation from me would be the script itself. The book doesn't flow like your typical story... it's just a collaboration of Tucker's random nights out on the town, there's no real story arc. So of course what we get is a very linear, predictable, over-hashed bachelor party storyline. Tucker Max himself wrote the script, and even deemed it far better than comedic powerhouses The Hangover and Wedding Crashers. Hopefully the enormous belly flop this film took humbled our author a little... but probably not.

    Loyal fans of the book, like myself, will recognize a lot of his stories in the plot. It's also undeniable to admit that Tucker's cruel sense of humor is actually funny. However, the film fails to capture the comedic brilliance of the book, but Tucker's followers will still be pleased. It's a good, mindless laugh.
  • sononothing
    February 7, 2010
    sononothing
    I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell is yet another in the continuation of films trying to carry the jock of the film known as Bachelor Party, failing miserably in the process. The basic premise is that Drew (Jesse Bradford) is getting married, but his fiance doesn't want him going to ...( read more)a strip club three hours away. The local strippers are fine, but not elsewhere. Maybe she worked there or something. I don't know, but serial sex pervert Tucker (Max Czuchry) has other plans, which include using his friends impending marriage as an excuse to go far, far away and hump a midget stripper. Throw in Drew (Geoff Stults), who is the token guy who just got dumped and hates all women (remember Bachelor Party?). All hell breaks loose, there's anger, there's midget sex, and everything works out in the end. Right?

    Now the first mistake that will happen is the comparisons with The Hangover. First, The Hangover was actually funny with a plot that worked. I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell is shit, a massive, steaming pile of crap that just sits there waiting for the next crap scene that makes little sense. The acting is garbage, the script is worthy of a nice flushing with characters that are not even one dimension. Can we go to fractions on this? The characters did the same schtick for the 90 plus minutes of the film, even until they have their moments of clarity. This movie goes no where, which is fine when the film is actually funny. Hell will be 24 hour showings of this film and Spider-man 3 over and over again. Hitler is probably watching this film right now.
  • franktowers
    January 16, 2010
    franktowers
    want to rate it a solid 4 but there are holes. like it a lot though
  • cenzano38
    October 1, 2009
    cenzano38
    I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell is a movie based on the book of the same name. The book, I wasn't familiar with it until I saw the movie, is a compilation of supposedly true short stories about drinking. The book was on the best sellers list for a while, but the movie won't be.

    ...( read more)It's a limited release movie that is actually pretty good. It's not American Pie or The Hangover good, but it's pretty entertaining and plenty funny. It starts off really good, and there is a desperately lame part of the film toward the ending that needed to be changed. During that part they have a scene that is unfunny, where it shouldn't fail at any level. It's a guy who has to poop real bad. How can you not make that funny? It can be done, and is in this movie. I think they were trying to insert a sad, serious moment (just before the pooping scene), and that's where they failed on a pretty large scale. The ending picks back up and saves what almost had me let down by Beer.

    The only actor that is really recognizable is Jesse Bradford, but he usually does small parts. Everyone does well playing their roles, and for such a low budget movie, the casting was really good.

    Boobs, beer and wild times, besides the poorly done part to this movie, it's good. You'll find lots of laughs, but you'd be better served waiting to see it on a movie channel than passing on other movies that are out and seeing this in theaters.
  • TobiasXimenez
    September 26, 2009
    TobiasXimenez
    Profoundly unfunny garbage. One of the worst movies of 2009
  • inkedbuggy
    February 8, 2010
    inkedbuggy
    I give it an extra star for having Bridgette the Midget in the movie
  • TheOneAndTheOther
    February 7, 2010
    TheOneAndTheOther
    I really don't wanna know about Tucker's sex life in motion picture...the 40 pages of the book that i read were more than enough.I get it you 're awesome.
  • rexsharpe
    February 5, 2010
    rexsharpe
    2/3/10 - Not as good as reading Tucker Max stories, but I was actually surprised by how much I liked this movie. Fun movie.
  • rosemcmo
    February 5, 2010
    rosemcmo
    a waste of money to rent.
  • dvdwld
    January 31, 2010
    dvdwld
    A very unfunny film, only 2 laughs in the entire film. A waste of great source material.

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Critic Reviews

November 13, 2009
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Nominally a gross-out guy-bonding comedy, the film often feels like an attempt to establish an insanity motive for some future crime. full review

September 25, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Rarely fails to be excruciating. full review

September 25, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today

The movie plays out like a watered-down and far less comical version of The Hangover, without the likable characters and the crazy fun. full review

September 21, 2009
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Underlit and generally shot with an eye toward unattractiveness, Beer in Hell also goes for ugliness in its dialogue. full review

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