3. It Looks Too Action Orientated
It may just be the way the trailer is presented but the film seems to be way too focused on action sequences. Theres a huge amount of gunplay in the trailer, a man getting shot dead and falling into a swimming pool, and large scale scenes that seem to be set in an overcrowded prison. This really isnt standard fare for a 15-rated comedy. If you look back to the first film, there was some action such as the tiger in the car sequence and the exchange with Mr Chows gang. But it was comedically driven action. The tiger in the car sequence was all about how insane the circumstances were and the exchange with Chow was a lead-up to accidentally getting Alans drug dealer in exchange for the money instead of Doug. Obviously the action in this film could be comedically driven (its hard to tell from the trailer) but I very much doubt that theres a way to get some comedy in the style of The Hangover from a man being shot dead in cold blood. Also, John Goodman is playing the films antagonist apparently in a similar way to government agent Kingsley from the sequel. These films dont need an antagonist. The plots are driven by the Wolfpacks actions while drunk and Alans stupidity. It looks like this film will not only give them an enemy to fight but see them dropped into a lot of heavy situations involving murder and gang wars. Which is deviating a bit too much from the outlandish comedy that the series is known for.