The chemistry of the cast, strung with the improvised dialouge and laugh out loud scenes is a refreshing relief from samed tired slapstic comedies

Rating: 7/10 (29 October 2013)

The story begins unpredictably, where actor Seth Rogan picks up fellow friend and actor Johnny, Jay..(?), never remember his name, and soon join like actors at a wild festivity at James Franco's crib.
The cameos made by Michael Cera and Rhianna are the most memorable, but the seemingly forced addition of others come off as unnecessary and irrelevant to the plot. Eventually, chaos erupts and the apocalyptic fun begins.
The star cast: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogan, Jay Beruchel, Craig Robinson and Danny McbRide, are what really make this movie so good. Supposedly, 50% of this movie was improv, and the realism felt in the dialogue create a genuineness impossible to create in any scripted film. Also worth mentioning is Emma Watson's small role, and the story behind creating her character. Apparently, Seth Rogan questioned her character because he felt that it might seem "rapey" with her being the only female in a house with five guys. His comedic choice to incorporate this uncertainty in the film was genius, and somehow completely works.
My main criticism would focus largely on the artificiality of the props and the gore. It would be a shame to see future films cross more into what I can only describe as gore humor, similar to that of the Scary Movies franchise.
All in all, Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg's auteuristic homage to late 80's to early 90's comedy films is a refreshing relief to the same tired slapstick movies tagged as comedies to come out in the past 10 years. The chemistry of the cast, strung with the improvised dialouge and laugh out loud jokes and scenes, is a genre I look forward to seeing more of.
6.4/10