Seth Rogen and James Franco deliver

Rating: 8/10 (21 July 2010)

Pineapple Express is a stoner comedy/action movie send-up from the Apatow factory. It starts by Seth Rogen's character witnesses a murder and gets his drug dealer, James Franco, mixed up in the mess. The two go on the run while some gangsters search for them. It's very loose and sloppy, with an improvised feeling. There are long stretches where I didn't laugh much, and there are some plot developments that make little sense. There was a lot of action violence then I expected, but it was pretty good and kept the movie going. Fortunately, much of the film is inspired silliness, and Rogen's and Franco's comic timing is great. Danny McBride and Craig Robinson both give break-out supporting performances, as Red and Matheson. The final sequence in the diner pushes this one for me from pretty good to almost great. Many of the critics who wrote about Pineapple Express went out of their way identifying the elements that belong to him. I also found the second half of the movie to be much better than the first. The part hour was basically Seth Rogen (Dale) explaining and telling James Franco (Sal) about him being in trouble and people after him. The movie gets going towards the middle and really gets interesting at the end. The action towards the end was great. There was a lot of people who got shot and died throughout the movie. And at the end all the bad guys pretty much die, while the three friends Dale, Sal, and Red remain alive. Though it is pretty weird how Red remained alive since being shot many times. Overall, Pineapple Express was a great film from 08 and I enjoyed it.
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After a rewatch 07/28/17', Pineapple Express remains one of the better stoner comedies of the last decade and since it's release. What makes the film continuous great and watchable are the chemistry between Seth Rogen and James Franco, as well as the dialogue. A lot of clever and witty jokes and quotables in which people enjoy.