Major Disappointment Considering the Hype

Rating: 4/10 (15 June 2013)

I was afraid that I was going to be the only reviewer to pan this film, judging by the critical praise and an 8.1 among IMDb voters to date. But thankfully, many others shared my disappointment. While there were some good lines and funny moments, once the Apocalypse scenes began, most of the film degenerated into loud, frenetic yelling and shouting post adolescent locker room vulgarities, while CGI monsters occasionally threatened the cast. The idea of having all the actors portray themselves was terrific. If only the script had made better use of the original plot. While I liked "Superbad" and "Pineapple Express", though not blown away by either, this was a major disappointment, since I had expected to laugh like in "Something About Mary", or "I Love You, Man". I would take "This is 40" way ahead of this headbanging mess.