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Movie review “Pineapple Express”

Posted on September 9, 2008 in the Film, News category

Necromag was lucky enough to catch a very early preview of the new film to come from Judd Apatow’s wallet and Seth Rogen’s brain this week. Pairing up Rogen and James Franco is an inspired endeavour which pays off really well because the natural chemistry which flows between the two is pretty much the only funny thing about this movie. Rogen once again plays the loveable stoner type, Dale Denton who witnesses a murder while smoking the titular Pineapple Express type of weed. Tossing the joint he flees the scene not realising that this exteremly rare type of skunk is the only thing linking him and his dealer Saul (James Franco) to the crime, and so the bad guys start to chase the two.

Franco is absolutely brilliant and plays the friend/dealer character with a great deal of playfullness and childlike innocence, while Seth Rogen plays, well, Seth Rogen, the loveable hero who you like but arent quite sure why you like him, and there are enough cameos from other Apatow endeavours which make the film instantly likeable, but absolutely shallow enough to warrant a one time only viewing. Some memorable moments include a spectacularly OTT fight between the two heroes and Red (Danny McBride), a few swear words in unexpected places and a car chase sequence that seems like the only thing they spent money on in the whole film, including, unfortunately, a decent script which for all its sort-of-half-funny moments, doesnt match at all the sweetness or hilarity of Knocked Up. There is some fun to be had in the half-baked-isms, epecially if you know what its like to be high as a kite talking shit to your friends at 3am. Not that we condone that type of behaviour. But all in all, this film isn’t that great.

Sorry guys.

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