This is the End succeeds in exactly what it wants to be, funny.

Rating: 8/10 (29 September 2013)

This is the End is a film for a smaller niche of film-goers, people familiar with the work of Judd Apatow's troupe good and bad. Many of the jokes will fly right past anyone not well associated with their previous films. Mind you, you don't have to had liked any of these films necessarily as the film is often hilariously critical or slighted towards all their careers. What this film is is simply a celebration. The film wastes no time with story but remains competent enough to be interesting. Rather than using any personal religious beliefs the film harnesses a very traditional Christian apocalypse for the sake of simplicity and approachability. As a whole, This is The End is a film right with humility, never afraid to poke fun at any of the great staring cast. It is often crude, as many of their careers have been, it's rife with drugs and alcohol, but at the end of the day it's making fun of their lifestyle and their often foolish world views. The film is a celebration of comedy and American film culture, Hollywood and the world around it. It's never afraid to be riddled with in jokes and if the viewer ever feels isolated they're almost always greeted with another gag moments later. Most of these actors have had about ten years or so in the limelight, many finding major success in the last few years. The film is a retrospective of gross out and absurdity and with an open mind most viewers should find at least a handful of good jokes. The film stands for everything fun and equally stupid about Saturday night parties for better or worse, but always for the sake of comedy.