Synopsis:
Lazy stoner Dale Denton (Seth Rogen) has only
one reason to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul
Silver (James Franco): to purchase weed,
specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple
Express. But when Dale becomes the only witness
to a murder by a crooked cop and the city's most
dangerous drug lord, he panics and dumps his
roach of Pineapple Express at the scene. Dale
now has another reason to visit Saul: to find
out if the weed is so rare that it can be traced
back to him. And it is. As Dale and Saul run for
their lives, they quickly discover that they're
not suffering from weed-fueled paranoia;
incredibly, the bad guys really are hot on their
trail and trying to figure out the fastest way
to kill them both. All aboard the Pineapple
Express.
The Freak's Rating:
B- : Part of me has wanted to punch James
Franco in the face for the last five years.
Oozing arrogance in the Spider-Man franchise and
racking up pretty-boy roles in Flyboys,
Annapolis and Fool's Gold, Franco was on a
pathway to becoming a Brad Pitt wannabe who
never amounts to anything in film but a pretty
face. Franco may seem to be an odd choice
by some people for the role of Saul, the drug
dealer. Some may see it as an attempt to
break the pretty-boy mold. I see it as a
reunion. Franco has been tied to Seth
Rogen since Freaks & Geeks (one of the most
overlooked television gems of all time) and is
finally back to true comedic form.
The Judd Apatow tag has been put on practically
every comedy in the last three years. Even
if Apatow breathes in the same room as the
writing team, they put his name somewhere in the
credits. Apatow's creativity has had highs
(Superbad
and Forgetting Sarah
Marshall) and lows (Stepbrothers
and Walk Hard).
His name is losing credibility with each dud he
puts his name on and Pineapple Express gives him
another just-above-mediocre film to add to his
resume. Laugh out loud moments are few and
with the exception of Franco's performance,
we've seen most of the others before.
Though the idea of being stoned adds humor to
all performances, one-dimensional characters
abound and freshness that some pot-smoking
characters have brought to the screen (think
Chris Tucker in Friday) is virtually
non-existent. Supporting roles are
erratic, with some adding virtually nothing to
the story and some enjoyable.
There is cleverness in Pineapple Express,
primarily in the writing. The dialogue is
sharp between characters and some one-liners did
leave me laughing on the way to my car from the
theater. Conspiracy theories have been
part of nearly every pothead interaction in
history, so it isn't surprising that Saul & Dale
can think nearly a complete step ahead of the
bad guys by "inducing" the paranoia of being
high. This paranoid advantage is captured
perfectly in the film. Franco is
entertaining as hell in some parts and Rogen
even has a few moments where he steps away from
the flat character he continually tosses onto
screen. There is a fantastic line
involving a Daewoo and enough fun in the
dialogue to make this one a funny trip to the
theater to those who would consider it.
Sebastian's
Rating: B : Now in my opion i found this
movie much better than forgetting sarah marshall.
yes, the 40 year old vigrin, knocked up and
superbad where all probably the funniest movies
ever, this one will still good.
The whole concept of this movie was hilarious,
there were a heap of funny moments, but not too
many. it's just the overall experience you get
from this film that makes you smile. i love seth
rogan, he's just a cool guy.
and unless he was in this movie it just wouldn't
have been the same :)
ill give it a b because it was better than
forgetting sarah marshal, its just a good movie
to rent out on dvd
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