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Reviewed by reradmin Seth Rogen and James Franco star in this action comedy about two friends who inadvertently become involved in a drug war with amusing but deadly consequences.
For Seth Rogen this is another bumbling, charismatic performance. The Canadian native is funny and silly in a warmly entertaining way. His insecure, boyish humour has gained popularity with audiences who are swayed by his down-to-earth appeal. Thankfully, he has mixed up his live action roles with animation voice work, to keep his career fluid. James Franco is surprisingly good as a small time drug dealer with a marijuana clouded view of life. He provides a lot of the necessary substance for the acting and emotion. This is a goofier more relaxed character than previous role choices. It shows that his classic movie looks are complimented by a sense of humour. The film is supported well enough, although there is some over-acting as you would expect from a comedy movie based on 'smoking weed' and 'getting high'. Pineapple Express was an entertaining enough film with some funny moments, but it felt too much like its ambitions were for a low budget feel. The film therefore ended up suffering from a lack of direction and plot. Independent films often make up for their lack of budget with excellent writing, more risky plots and original acting. A lot of the action in the film was unrealistic and silly, with little originality in their conception. The acting was overall funny and there were some good lines. However I was unmoved by the its 'funny to get high' mantra which dominated the film. Pineapple Express narrowly avoided pigeon holing itself into a category of film that appeals to a specific demographic. Luckily the charm of the leads, combined with some entertaining moments kept things puffing along. People
Directed by: David Gordon Green
Written by: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Judd Apatow, Evan Goldberg Starring: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Amber Heard, Bill Hader, Gary Cole, James Remar, Danny R. McBride, Rosie Perez, Kevin Corrigan, Stormy, Nora Dunn, Joe Lo Truglio, Craig Robinson, Ken Jeong, Peter Lewis, Adam Crosby, Jeanetta Arnette, Mandy Henderson, Jonathan Spencer, Brian Scannell, Rio Ahn, Sheila Shaw, Arthur Napiontek, Tom McComas, Sam Carson, Eddie Rouse, Robert Longstreet, Andrew Heald, Jourdan Lee Khoo, Robert Overmyer, Rich Flisher, David McDivitt Genre Information Production Information Produced in: USA
Language: English Release Information Released: 2008
UK cinema: 12/09/2008 US cinema: 08/08/2008 US DVD: 06/01/2009 |
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