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Published on Friday 12 June 2009 14:51

THE HANGOVER (15)

A stag night goes hilariously awry in the new comedy from Todd Phillips, writer-director of Road Trip and Old School.

Two days before he walks down the aisle with his bride, Doug (Justin Bartha) heads for Las Vegas with his best buddies. Several hours of heavy drinking and wild partying ensue, and in the morning Phil, Stu and Alan wake with headaches and no memory of events of the night before.

A trashed hotel suite and the presence of a mystery baby are the first signs that something is dreadfully wrong - the absence of the groom-to-be comes a close second.

As the three friends hazily retrace their alcohol-fuelled steps, they begin to understand quite how much trouble they are in.

RED CLIFF (15)

Director John Woo bids farewell to Hollywood and returns to the East to helm the most expensive Chinese language film in history, set 1800 years ago during the time of the Han Dynasty when China is divided between ruling forces led by the ambitious Cao Cao (Fengyi Zhang), Sun Quan (Chen Chang) and Liu Bei (Yong You).

Cao Cao compels the Emperor to invade lands under the control of the two rivals.

Overwhelmed by Cao Cao's military might, Liu Bei sends for help from his neighbour and Sun Quan agrees, flanked by his loyal general Zhou Yu (Tony Leung), knowing that his lands will be targeted next. The battle between the two massed forces comes to a head at Red Cliff.

DOGHOUSE (15)

The battle of the sexes turns very bloody in Jake West's tongue-in-cheek zombie horror, which centres on recently-divorced Vince (Stephen Graham), who is struggling to come to terms with single life.

He feels that there is no hope, forcing his mates to take drastic action as they bundle Vince into a mini-bus and head for the tiny village of Moodley where women outnumber men three to one.

Alas, the newcomers quickly realise that there is a very good reason why men are in such short supply: the womenfolk are flesh-eating zombies.