'The Hangover 3' as flat as leftover champagne

In a 1997 episode of 'The Simpsons', rotund patriarch Homer stood before the residents of Springfield with a glass of cold beer and encouraged his neighbours to join him in a toast. “To alcohol: the cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems,” he professed.

Director Todd Phillips has been drinking from the same barrel as Homer since 2009 when his booze-fuelled bender ‘The Hangover’ became an unexpected smash hit and snagged a coveted Golden Globe as Best Comedy.