This movie is based on a middle school book called The Sleepover by Jen Malone, but it is a Disney family friendly remake of the movie The Hangover (2009). The new Disney+ original movie The Slumber Party (2023) was ok, but it could have done better in making this concept work, especially when they could have gone a bit weirder or crazier when it comes to this.
The acting in the movie was fine but annoying from time to time when it comes to the many, many random things that happen in the movie. Some of the girls have personal problems involving their parents marrying someone else, having a stepsister, or having a crush on someone that I did not care that much about. The main character Megan has a crush on a boy she knows, and I did not think it was built up that much to make it believable when they get together in the end.
The weird things that happened were too random, and made no sense, especially since we do not see what they did until we see little clips in the credits on what happened that night. The hypnotist that hypnotizes them was not in the movie that much, other than slight appearances at locations wherever the characters go. The comedy in the movie was not that funny, and there were random things that had no part in the plot that did not work and were not that funny when they were trying to make it funny.
I am sure kids might like this movie, but it was not for me; if you want to watch something with this premise, I suggest watching the movie The Hangover (2009) to get more out of this premise. If you want kids to experience the movie The Hangover (2009) but family friendly, and without any of the extremes of that movie, then watch The Slumber Party (2023). Not a terrible movie, but not something that is worth watching right away.
