Like a single joke that goes on and on...

Rating: 3/10 (4 August 2013)

Maybe I'm getting old -- but I found "This Is the End" to be way too long, and not all that funny. I more or less like Seth Rogan, James Franco, and Michael Cera, but this movie feels like a single joke that just goes on and on. How many jokes about farts and semen and dicks can you hear before they're just not funny anymore? I guess for these guys, and perhaps for most audiences, the answer is "a whole lot." I dunno. I need some actual wit to sustain my interest in a comedy. There is nothing like that to be found here; just extremely obvious jokes about weed and bodily functions.
It's not an entirely unpleasant film; these guys obviously had a lot of fun making it; I mildly enjoyed watching them clown around and have a good time -- but after about the first 30 minutes, I started to feel more and more like I was watching a very expensive version of one of those improvised "movies" that kids sometimes make over a weekend with someone's dad's videocamera. At a certain point, I found myself impatiently looking at my watch. If you must see this film, I strongly recommend that you wait for it to appear on Netflix. You won't have missed a thing. On the contrary: You'll have saved yourself $9.50!