Critics gave an cold reception to the wolf pack in  "The Hangover Part lll," which opened in limited release on Wednesday night. 

Apparently, basing a whole film on the popular character, Mr. Chow, did not agree with the powers that be, who overwhemingly gave a thumbs down to the third film in the popular franchise starring Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms and John Goodman, according to E! Online.

Despite the reported mayhem and misadventures that run rampant in the Tim Phillips-directed film, have the pack lost their edge?

USA Today reports that the answer is yes. They said the rated-R sequel makes a "tactical error by focusing excessively on the most outlandish - and least comical - character from the previous films." They go as far as reporting that it is a road trip movie missing the debauchery that the previous installments so fantastically captured.  

The Associated Press flat out said that in a report that the film is not a comedy, but a dark and dangerous drama.

But why? Well, the storyline could hold clues.

Okay, our favorite man-child, Alan, played by Galifianakis, goes off the deep end, with Stu, Phil and Doug staging an intervention and road trip to an Arizona treatment center. Since this is a "Hangover" film, there are both expected and crazy hijinks from some masked thugs running them off the road to trying to outrun a crime boss on their tails to Stu finding Jade in Las Vegas. Then, the trip becomes not about Alan, but about tracking down Mr.Chow and revisiting all the previous films' escapades in an effort to end all the madness. 

In all, Mr. Chow and Alan get the most screen time, for the director decides to explore and open up their characters quite a bit. Apparently, Alan gets a love interest in Cassie, played by Melissa McCarthy.

Early numbers reveal the pack made $3.1 million on Wednesday night, according to Forbes.  

The film opens nationwide today. Tell us if you will go out and see it below!

And check out a review from AMC Theatres below.