Excellent in every way

Rating: 10/10 (15 August 2007)

With the charm of Linklater's dazed and confused and the wit of any Rogan/Apatow movie in recent history, this day long triumph of a film is rolling in jokes and steeped in awkward but hilarious acting. The film delivers so many knockout punches that you come out of the theater your head swarming with moments that you know you almost died laughing at but can't even remember the punchline. The R rating is rightfully deserved, but the gratuitous f bombing by Jonah Hill comes off as natural and easy. Michael Cera's quirky shyness comes off as authentic and empathetic while McLovin's weird self confidence is oddly disarming and as said by the cast itself, 'Can only be explained by him having a large (Explitve Deleted). The two cop characters are like every police academy movie rolled into one times ten and with thirteen road beers to go. In summation, this is the best comedy of the year and the best in recent history, no joke.