Good but not Gold

Rating: 7/10 (29 September 2008)

This is an enjoyable movie that serves the buddy genre well. Whilst not a great movie and not a comedy classic (and let's be honest there are very few of them) this is a good fun movie. A comedy that mixes in action aiming well and truly and the younger male demographic. This could easily have been awful. But instead what we have here is the story of two pretty average guys who go about their business under the radar. Seth Rogan is well cast as Dale Denton and equally good is James Franco playing against type casting as small time drug dealer Sail Silver. When a crime is witnessed by Dale the pair end up pursued by a criminal cartel headed by the excellent Gary Cole and Rosie Perez. They are pursued by a couple of henchmen and they also hook up with a buddy 'Red'. The minor roles are well drawn out which adds to the charm of the movie. The film is well directed though I found myself loosing interest at times. So maybe could have been a little tighter in the editing. But overall I would definitely give the director David Gordon Green another chance and will see more of his films, and will probably end up watching the film a good few more times.