I think any movie in any genre can be judged. If it's a bad comedy then it's a bad comedy you wouldn't just shrug it off because it's in the comedy genre. Anyway I'm not trying to say I'm surprised with the reaction, it was obvious if Phillips took the safe route and virtually made a carbon copy of what worked it would do well with the public and do poorly with the critics. That's almost how all sequels play out, and as long as the movie grosses big bucks who cares what critics say it's certainly not stopping a particular generation from spending money on part 2, and 3. If you're a picky movie fan like I am I think that's a disappointing pattern that lacks originality, it's not just Hangover 2 it's all the part 2's and 3's that come out with nothing special. Little Fockers a prime example of a useless stretch of a series, yet still grossed over 300 million dollars worldwide. Judging a movie no matter what genre is completely fair comedy doesn't get a golden pass. This genre is fantastic and it's one of my favorites but if you ever want the Oscars and such to take you seriously (which they complain about constantly as a genre) then criticism is part of the game. Hangover 2 was funny, but not original. For me just IMO that doesn't give it a pass because it accomplished being funny, but that's just me, no denying if you love this group and you just want to laugh it's fine keep churning them out, it's all about the money at the end of the day.