A benchmark in the stoner comedy.

Rating: 8/10 (25 August 2008)

Apatow's genius cinema mind strikes the silver screen once again, this time in the latest hit, Pineapple Express. It stars, yep, you guessed it, Seth Rogen as your average pot smoking guy and James Franco as his hilarious drug dealer. Seth Rogen is, as always, spot on with the comedy, though I can't help but feel his character is almost an exact replica of many others in his other films, especially that of "Knocked Up". James Franco is also superb, stealing the screen, showing he should definitely stick to comedy from now on. Most of the other performances, that of McBride, Corrigan and Robinson, are impressive, though Cole and Perez are almost pointless - so much more could have been done with their characters.
But regardless of that, the moment the movie begins it is an hilarious epic full of comedy, violence, crime, drugs, language and plenty of other stuff you haven't ever seen before in cinema. But what was most appealing to me about this movie was its utter uniqueness. Green has done a great job in taking a risk and creating something completely different, weird, absurd yet brilliant all at the same time, blending the type of humor we're all familiar with Green's own wonderfully strange touches.
With all that said, though, I know not everyone will like it, including regular Apatow fans, as it is a bizarre, profanity filled ride not for everyone's tastes. But I definitely encourage you to take the ride and see for yourself. Personally, Apatow and Green achieve again.
8.5/10 Hamish Kearvell A.K.A Screaming Japan Productions - www.myspace.com/screamingjapanproductions