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AFI Names The Hangover As One of 2009’s Ten Best Films

Listen, we did a lot of things last summer that were significantly less enjoyable than spending two hours in the air conditioning watching The Hangover. And while you can’t really argue that the film struck some sort of cultural nerve (it’s no joke when a film grosses $277 million at the box office), does that really qualify it to be one of the year’s ten best films? It’s not like we’re elected officials of the Snob Party or anything, but come on now, AFI: You’re better than this. [DHD]

AFI Names The Hangover As One of 2009’s Ten Best Films