Disappointingly unfunny buddy comedy

Rating: 4/10 (24 February 2009)

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Dale Denten (Seth Rogan) is a pot happy process server with strong views on the legalization of marijuanna. He wastes his spare time away stringing along a relationship with his high school girlfriend and his equally go nowhere dealer mate Saul Silver (James Franco.) But this all changes when he witnesses a murder seemingly at the hands of a corrupt cop. This leads to them going on the run, and a series of madcap mishaps occurring along the way.
Seth Rogan appears to be appearing in his fair share of things lately, with this and the even more recent Zack and Miri Make a Porno. His pudgy, loud, obnoxious American act is on full beam here, complimented by co star Franco and a host of supporting actors all in on the joke. Sadly, the joke rate is rather low with this, even though it goes for shock value with morally dubious scenes where Rogan smokes pot while driving and where him and his mate sell the drug to some children. The end result is an overlong, disappointing misfire that manages to make you feel as wasted as pot itself. **