A real funny movie

Rating: 10/10 (7 August 2008)

Pineapple Express is a return to the successful great buddy action movie formula that seems to have been absent for awhile in movie. Dale Denton (Seth Rogen) is a process server who has a taste for the herb, and his dealer Saul Silver (James Franco) has some of the rarest around: Pineapple Express. After purchasing this treat, Dale heads off to finish a job: serving Ted Jones (Gary Cole) with a subpoena. Ted just happens to be the boss dealer for Saul's business. When Dale witnesses a murder by Ted and a corrupt cop, his instincts kick in and Dale loses the joint and runs back to Saul's. Ted knows his product anywhere and when he sees the remnants of Pineapple Express outside his house, he knows exactly where to go. Cue the action and laughs. As Dale and Saul are on the run, they find themselves in more trouble and a bit less functional while smoking pot all the time. At times Pineapple borders on parody, especially in the handling of one of the key characters Red (Danny McBride). Red has a trademark uncanny ability whose inexplicable nature is absolutely hilarious and used perfectly for comedy. Pineapple Express is a fresh marriage of recent comedic trends and actionCheck it out.