This film is hilarious if it's the sort of thing you like

Rating: 10/10 (9 December 2009)

The reviews of this film are really not very helpful as they are completely polarised between 9/10 star ratings and 1/2 stars so I thought I'd have a go at being less biased.
This film is no enigma. The humour is very immature (sexual, crude and and full of F bombs), the story is very simple and the characters too are by no means spectacular. The acting is good and Jonah Hill and Michael Cera definitely pull off the "sexually frustrated teenager" very well, though I suspect that these characters are not far from their actual personalities. The type of comedy in this film is probably what I would refer to as "bland American" (we don't have films like this made in the UK), meaning no subtlety and usually bad/over use of curse words or other rude or sex related words. Basically the kind of things you expect to hear from a 15 year old. The characters in this film also remind me of all the things I hate about teenagers (I should probably mention now that I am one); the obsession with alcohol, the obsession with sex, needless swearing and the constant abuse of each other amongst other things. This is the worst film for the average parent and those who always have to critically analyse all films.
though this may all sound negative, but this is actually one of my all time favourite films and I know a lot of other people who love it. It is a film which is not really to be taken seriously. Think Back to the Future; simple, predictable, fun and pleasing but instead for generally a more teenage audience. To summarise: I love it, my parents... not so much.
It's not to make you think, it's to make you not think and just have a good laugh and enjoy a easy going film.
My conclusion is that to enjoy this film you have to switch off your "quality humour" filter and laugh at the things you think you shouldn't find funny and you'll probably find that there IS a part of you that does think it's funny or at least appreciates the humour. Don't just dismiss it until you've tried this.