Rapturously Funny

Rating: 9/10 (3 January 2014)

I was initially against seeing this film - ho, hum...another Seth Rogan/James Franco comedy - but after catching it I gotta say this is one of the funniest I've seen in a long time. Of course, this movie will not be to everyone's tastes. It's rude and crude but for me that is part of the appeal. A bunch of man-children left behind during the Apocalypse fighting over the last crumbs of civilization. Jay Baruchel is great as the everyman outsider that we're supposed to identify with and the rest of the cast is hilarious. I'm guessing there was a LOT of ad-libbing going on and if that's the case, then these guys are some of the most fun dudes you could could ever spend the end of the world with. If you don't want to know about or see drug use, rape jokes, extreme violence and gore, explicit masturbation chat and constant homosexual references then stay away. Excellent production values and camera-work. I downgraded a point for its excessive length. They could've easily pared down about 30 minutes and made this movie tighter. Still, I haven't laughed as hard at a comedy in years. If you've got a dark and twisted sense of humor, this movie is a must see.